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.
- How (if at all) will WUCIOA affect a preexisting community's ability to enforce an existing rental restriction?
- Review of heat pump legislation.
- Discussion re: if/how governing documents can be amended to put owners on notice of future restrictions (i.e., getting around Chiwawa?).
- How to handle it if a proposed amendment (not yet sent to the owners) is not compliant with the law.
- Are law firm comments to the board re: proposed amendments protected by attorney-client privilege? Can/should they be disclosed to ownership?
- Can board vote to open pool earlier than stated in rules?
- Are any of the upcoming (2024) changes to WUCIOA applicable to non-WUCIOA communities?
- How can a community adopt WUCIOA now instead of waiting for 2028?
- Records statutes and timeline for turnover of association records when there is a management change.
- WA Department of Ecology has declared a drought in most of the state. Can associations still encourage watering? Can they still enforce non-watering related landscaping rules?
- Authority for having a board member abstain/recuse from voting when they have an interest in the issue being voted upon.
- Local noise ordinances & impact on heat pump bill.
- Can the board adopt new qualifications for serving on the board? (Spoiler alert: no! This requires a vote of the ownership.)
- Can management company contact an association's attorney without board approval?
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.
