Representing WA State condominium and homeowner associations. Questions? Email us: info@condolaw.net
July 21, 2021 Topics:
- Gil Price remembrance via WSCAI, celebration of life details to come.
- Governor's Proclamation 20-51 - RESCINDED effective July 24 at midnight.
- Senate Bill 5011 - takes effect July 25, 2021.
- House Bill 1482 - took effect May 10, 2021.
- Reminders: recording fee increase beginning July 25, 2021.
- Eviction moratorium extended through September 30, 2021.
- Statewide burn ban.
- Homeowner Assistance Fund, part of American Rescue Plan Act.
- Clarification re: whether association can continue Zoom meetings without amending documents.
- Adults only night at condo pool?
- Do violation letters have to be signed by the board.
- Difference between retainer agreement and fee agreement. Industry standard in WA.
- Are associations required to allow owners to remedy a violation before they can find the owner?
- How to document/memorialize unanimous board decisions made outside of a board meeting.
- How to handle owners smoking marijuana, now legal, in their units or on their balconies/in their yards.
- How to handle e-mails from owners; communications policy.
- Enforcement options when an owner is violating the rules and is willing to just pay the fines assessed.
- What records you have to show an owner when requested (also covered in 7/14/21 Q&A).
- Tree maintenance questions.
- Weed removal questions.
- Change in square footage of unit by county, and whether that affects percentage allocations in condominium.
- How to handle an owner who installed a non-conforming window.
- Subfloor responsibility when an owner is having carpet installed.
- Resale certificate questions.
