Condominium Law Group Zoom Q&A - May 29, 2024

Condominium Law Group Zoo…

Today's Topics:

  • CTA still being challenged.
  • WUCIOA changes (to existing statute, only relevant to current WUCIOA communities for now) take effect June 6, 2024.
  • No Q&A on June 19 or July 3 Free DEIB webinar for WSCAI members on June 20: https://www.wscai.org/events/diversit...
  • Dealing with owner complaints about calling in to Zoom meetings
  • Management changes & turnover of documents/funds
  • Owners “opting out” of electronic meetings; whether in-person options are required
  • Emails among board members, and whether they are subject to disclosure
  • WUCIOA provisions regarding committees
  • How best to send delinquency notices by mail (is priority better than regular mail?)
  • Language in Declaration re: frequency/schedule of assessments
  • SB 5796: which changes take effect now, and which wait until 2028?
  • Restating governing documents (Declaration/CC&Rs, Bylaws)
  • Can we keep our rental cap if we adopt WUCIOA?
  • How to make board decisions when one member does not agree
  • If the notice of the budget ratification meeting falls short of the 14 days required by statute, is the ratification legal?
  • With a management company change, should the outgoing management company provide closing financial reports, reconciliations, etc.?
  • What happens when no one wants to be on the board?
  • A board member claims that executive session is “illegal” because it is not in our governing statute. Is that correct?
  • Should we include owner names in the board meeting minutes when owners attend?
  • How to document that we are trying to hold annual meetings when we never make quorum?
  • Reconciling governing documents with statutes w/r/t “location” of, versus virtual meetings
  • Does WUCIOA really require that owners be provided with a copy of the board packet for board meetings?

Representing Washington State condominium and homeowner associations. Questions? Email us: info@condolaw.net

DISCLAIMER - The discussions in this Zoom Q&A are not legal advice and cannot be used to advise any particular association (or owner) with any specific question and/or circumstances. The comments in this Zoom Q&A are intended for informational purposes only.