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WA Rev Code § 64.90.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 64 - Real Property and Conveyances|Chapter 64.90 - Washington Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act.|64.90.100 - Common interest communities, nonresidential and mixed-use.

RCW 64.90.100 Common interest communities, nonresidential and mixed-use.(1) A plat community, miscellaneous community, or cooperative in which all the units are restricted exclusively to nonresidential use is not subject to this chapter except to the extent the declaration provides that:(a) This entire chapter applies to the community;(b) RCW 64.90.010 through 64.90.325 and 64.90.900 apply to the community; or(c) Only RCW 64.90.020, 64.90.025, and 64.90.030 apply to the community.(2) A condominium in which all the units are restricted exclusively to nonresidential use is subject to this chapter, but the declaration may provide that only RCW 64.90.010 through 64.90.330 and 64.90.900 apply to the community.(3) If this entire chapter applies to a common interest community in which all the units are restricted exclusively to nonresidential use, the declaration may also require, subject to RCW 64.90.050, that:(a) Any management, maintenance, operations, or employment contract, lease of recreational or parking areas or facilities, and any other contract or lease between the association and a declarant or an affiliate of a declarant continues in force after the declarant turns over control of the association; and(b) Purchasers of units must execute proxies, powers of attorney, or similar devices in favor of the declarant regarding particular matters enumerated in those instruments.(4) A common interest community that contains both units restricted to nonresidential purposes and units that may be used for residential purposes is not subject to this chapter unless the units that may be used for residential purposes would comprise a common interest community subject to this chapter in the absence of such nonresidential units or the declaration provides that this chapter applies as provided in subsection (2) or (3) of this section.[ 2018 c 277 § 121.]
WA Rev Code § 64.90.105 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 64 - Real Property and Conveyances|Chapter 64.90 - Washington Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act.|64.90.105 - Common interest communities, out-of-state.

RCW 64.90.105 Common interest communities, out-of-state.This chapter does not apply to a common interest community located outside this state.[ 2018 c 277 § 122.]
WA Rev Code § 64.90.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 64 - Real Property and Conveyances|Chapter 64.90 - Washington Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act.|64.90.110 - Exempt real estate arrangements.

RCW 64.90.110 Exempt real estate arrangements.(1) An arrangement between the associations for two or more common interest communities to share the costs of real estate taxes, insurance premiums, services, maintenance or improvements of real estate, or other activities specified in their arrangement or declarations does not create a separate common interest community.(2) An arrangement between an association for a common interest community and the owner of real estate that is not part of a common interest community to share the costs of real estate taxes, insurance premiums, services, maintenance or improvements of real estate, or other activities specified in their arrangement does not create a separate common interest community. However, costs payable by the common interest community as a result of the arrangement must be included in the periodic budget for the common interest community, and the arrangement must be disclosed in all public offering statements and resale certificates required under this chapter.(3) Except for a cooperative, a lease in which the tenant is obligated to share the costs of real estate taxes, insurance premiums, services, maintenance or improvements of real estate, or other activities specified in an arrangement does not create a separate common interest community.[ 2018 c 277 § 123.]
WA Rev Code § 64.90.115 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 64 - Real Property and Conveyances|Chapter 64.90 - Washington Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act.|64.90.115 - Other exempt covenants.

RCW 64.90.115 Other exempt covenants.An easement or covenant that requires the owners of separately owned parcels of real estate to share costs or other obligations associated with a party wall, driveway, well, or other similar use does not create a common interest community.[ 2018 c 277 § 124.]
WA Rev Code § 64.90.200 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 64 - Real Property and Conveyances|Chapter 64.90 - Washington Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act.|64.90.200 - Common interest communities, creation of.

RCW 64.90.200 Common interest communities, creation of.(1)(a) A common interest community may be created under this chapter only by (i) recording a declaration executed in the same manner as a deed, and (ii) recording a map pursuant to RCW 64.90.245(3), and (iii) with respect to a cooperative, conveying the real estate subject to that declaration to the association.(b) The declaration and map must be recorded in every county in which any portion of the common interest community is located. The name of a condominium must not be identical to the name of any other existing condominium or plat community, whether created under this chapter or chapter 64.32 or 64.34 RCW, in any county in which the condominium is located.(2) A declaration or an amendment to a declaration adding units to a common interest community other than a plat community may not be recorded unless a certification required under RCW 64.90.245(6) (a) or (b) regarding the map is also recorded.(3)(a) Except as provided otherwise in the declaration or map, if, in a common interest community other than a condominium or cooperative, real estate described as a common element in the declaration or map is not conveyed to the association or expressly dedicated in the declaration or map to the unit owners as tenants in common, that real estate is deemed to be conveyed to the association at the time the first unit is conveyed, subject to the authority and jurisdiction of the association and subject to development rights, if any, reserved in the declaration.(b) Except as provided otherwise in the declaration or map, in the event of the dissolution of an association, any real estate owned by the association vests in the unit owners as tenants in common with each unit owner's interest being determined in accordance with the provisions of RCW 64.90.290 regarding a termination of the common interest community.[ 2018 c 277 § 201.]
WA Rev Code § 64.90.205 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 64 - Real Property and Conveyances|Chapter 64.90 - Washington Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act.|64.90.205 - Reservation of name.

RCW 64.90.205 Reservation of name.Upon the filing of a written request with the county office in which the declaration is to be recorded, using a form of written request as may be required by the county office and paying a fee as the county office may establish not in excess of fifty dollars, a person may reserve the exclusive right to use a particular name for a condominium to be created in that county. The reserved name must not be identical to any other condominium or plat community located in that county. The name reservation expires unless within three hundred sixty-five days from the date on which the name reservation is filed the person reserving that name either records a declaration using the reserved name or files a new name reservation request.[ 2018 c 277 § 202.]
WA Rev Code § 64.90.210 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 64 - Real Property and Conveyances|Chapter 64.90 - Washington Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act.|64.90.210 - Unit boundaries.

RCW 64.90.210 Unit boundaries.(1) Except as provided by the declaration or, in the case of a plat community or miscellaneous community, by the map:(a) If walls, floors, or ceilings are designated as boundaries of a unit, all lath, furring, wallboard, plasterboard, plaster, paneling, tiles, wallpaper, paint, finished flooring, and any other materials constituting any part of the finished surfaces thereof are a part of the unit, and all other portions of the walls, floors, or ceilings are a part of the common elements.(b) If any chute, flue, duct, wire, conduit, bearing wall, bearing column, or any other fixture lies partially within and partially outside the designated boundaries of a unit, any portion thereof serving only that unit is a limited common element allocated solely to that unit, and any portion thereof serving more than one unit or any portion of the common elements is a part of the common elements.(2) Subject to subsection (1)(b) of this section, all spaces, interior partitions, and other fixtures and improvements within the boundaries of a unit are a part of the unit.(3) Any fireplaces, shutters, awnings, window boxes, doorsteps, stoops, porches, balconies, decks, patios, and all exterior doors and windows or other fixtures designed to serve a single unit, but located outside the unit's boundaries, are limited common elements allocated exclusively to that unit.[ 2018 c 277 § 203.]
WA Rev Code § 64.90.215 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 64 - Real Property and Conveyances|Chapter 64.90 - Washington Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act.|64.90.215 - Construction and validity of governing documents.

RCW 64.90.215 Construction and validity of governing documents.(1) All provisions of the governing documents are severable. If any provision of a governing document, or its application to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of the governing document or application to other persons or circumstances is not affected.(2) The rule against perpetuities may not be applied to defeat any provision of the governing documents adopted pursuant to RCW 64.90.405(1)(a).(3) If a conflict exists between the declaration and the organizational documents, the declaration prevails except to the extent the declaration is inconsistent with this chapter.(4)(a) The creation of a common interest community must not be impaired and title to a unit and any common elements must not be rendered unmarketable or otherwise affected by reason of an insignificant failure of the governing documents, or any amendment to the governing documents, to comply with this chapter.(b) This chapter does not determine whether a significant failure impairs marketability. Any unit owner, record owner of a security interest in any portion of the common interest community, or the association has standing to obtain a court order compelling the recordation of a declaration or map or adoption of organizational documents, or any appropriate amendment thereto, or to any other governing document, necessary to comply with the requirements of this chapter and to effectuate the reasonably ascertainable intent of the parties, including the intent to create a common interest community in compliance with this chapter. The failure to (i) include in the declaration or any amendment to the declaration cross-references by recording number to the map or any amendment to the map, or (ii) include in the map or any amendment to the map cross-references by recording number to the declaration or any amendment to the declaration is deemed an insignificant failure to comply with this chapter.[ 2018 c 277 § 204.]
WA Rev Code § 64.90.220 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 64 - Real Property and Conveyances|Chapter 64.90 - Washington Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act.|64.90.220 - Description of units.

RCW 64.90.220 Description of units.(1) In a condominium or a cooperative, a description of a unit that sets forth the name of the common interest community, the recording data for the declaration, the county and state in which the common interest community is located, and the identifying number of the unit is a legally sufficient description of that unit and all rights, obligations, and interests appurtenant to that unit that were created by the governing documents.(2) In a plat community or miscellaneous community, a description of a unit that sets forth the name of the common interest community, the recording data for the map, the county and state in which the common interest community is located, and the identifying number of the unit is a legally sufficient description of that unit and all rights, obligations, and interests appurtenant to that unit.[ 2018 c 277 § 205.]
WA Rev Code § 64.90.230 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 64 - Real Property and Conveyances|Chapter 64.90 - Washington Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act.|64.90.230 - Leasehold common interest communities.

RCW 64.90.230 Leasehold common interest communities.(1) Any lease the expiration or termination of which may terminate the common interest community or reduce its size, or a memorandum of the lease, must be recorded. Every lessor of these leases in a condominium, plat community, or miscellaneous community must sign the declaration. The declaration must state:(a) The recording number of the lease or a statement of where the complete lease may be inspected;(b) The date on which the lease is scheduled to expire;(c) A legal description of the real estate subject to the lease;(d) Any right of the unit owners to redeem the reversion and the manner in which those rights may be exercised, or a statement that they do not have those rights;(e) Any right of the unit owners to remove any improvements within a reasonable or stated time after the expiration or termination of the lease, or a statement that they do not have those rights; and(f) Any rights of the unit owners to renew the lease and the conditions of any renewal, or a statement that they do not have those rights.(2) The declaration may provide for the collection by the association of the proportionate rents paid on the lease by the unit owners and may designate the association as the representative of the unit owners on all matters relating to the lease.(3) After the declaration for a condominium, miscellaneous community, or plat community is recorded, neither the lessor nor the lessor's successor in interest may terminate the leasehold interest of a unit owner who makes timely payment of a unit owner's share of the rent and otherwise complies with all covenants that, if violated, would entitle the lessor to terminate the lease. A unit owner's leasehold interest in a condominium, miscellaneous community, or plat community is not affected by failure of any other person to pay rent or fulfill any other covenant.(4) Acquisition of the leasehold interest of any unit owner by the owner of the reversion or remainder does not merge the leasehold and fee simple interests unless the leasehold interests of all unit owners subject to that reversion or remainder are acquired and the owner of the reversion or remainder records a document confirming the merger.(5) If the expiration or termination of a lease decreases the number of units in a common interest community, the allocated interests must be reallocated in accordance with RCW 64.90.030(1) as though those units had been taken by condemnation. Reallocations must be confirmed by an amendment to the declaration and map prepared, executed, and recorded by the association.[ 2018 c 277 § 207.]
WA Rev Code § 64.90.235 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 64 - Real Property and Conveyances|Chapter 64.90 - Washington Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act.|64.90.235 - Allocated interests.

RCW 64.90.235 Allocated interests.(1) The declaration must allocate to each unit:(a) In a condominium, a fraction or percentage of undivided interests in the common elements and in the common expenses of the association and a portion of the votes in the association;(b) In a cooperative, an ownership interest in the association, a fraction or percentage of the common expenses of the association, and a portion of the votes in the association; and(c) In a plat community and miscellaneous community, a fraction or percentage of the common expenses of the association and a portion of the votes in the association.(2) The declaration must state the formulas used to establish allocations of interests. Those allocations may not discriminate in favor of units owned by the declarant or an affiliate of the declarant.(3) If units may be added to or withdrawn from the common interest community, the declaration must state the formulas to be used to reallocate the allocated interests among all units included in the common interest community after the addition or withdrawal.(4)(a) The declaration may provide:(i) That different allocations of votes are made to the units on particular matters specified in the declaration;(ii) For cumulative voting only for the purpose of electing board members; and(iii) For class voting on specified issues affecting the class if necessary to protect valid interests of the class.(b) A declarant may not utilize cumulative or class voting for the purpose of evading any limitation imposed on declarants under this chapter, and units do not constitute a class because they are owned by a declarant.(5) Except for minor variations due to rounding, the sum of the common expense liabilities and, in a condominium, the sum of the undivided interests in the common elements allocated at any time to all the units must each equal one if stated as a fraction or one hundred percent if stated as a percentage. In the event of discrepancy between an allocated interest and the result derived from application of the pertinent formula, the allocated interest prevails.(6)(a) In a condominium, the common elements are not subject to partition, and any purported conveyance, encumbrance, judicial sale, or other voluntary or involuntary transfer of an undivided interest in the common elements made without the unit to which that interest is allocated is void.(b) In a cooperative, any purported conveyance, encumbrance, judicial sale, or other voluntary or involuntary transfer of an ownership interest in the association made without the possessory interest in the unit to which that interest is related is void.[ 2018 c 277 § 208.]
WA Rev Code § 64.90.240 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 64 - Real Property and Conveyances|Chapter 64.90 - Washington Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act.|64.90.240 - Limited common elements.

RCW 64.90.240 Limited common elements.(1)(a) Except for the limited common elements described in RCW 64.90.210 (1)(b) and (3), the declaration must specify to which unit or units each limited common element is allocated.(b) An allocation of a limited common element may not be altered without the consent of the owners of the units from which and to which the limited common element is allocated.(2)(a) Except in the case of a reallocation being made by a declarant pursuant to a development right reserved in the declaration, a limited common element may be reallocated between units only with the approval of the board and by an amendment to the declaration executed by the unit owners between or among whose units the reallocation is made.(b) The board must approve the request of the unit owner or owners under this subsection (2) within thirty days, or within such other period provided by the declaration, unless the proposed reallocation does not comply with this chapter or the declaration. The failure of the board to act upon a request within such period is deemed an approval of the request.(c) The amendment must be executed and recorded by the association and be recorded in the name of the common interest community.(3) Unless provided otherwise in the declaration, the unit owners of units to which at least sixty-seven percent of the votes are allocated, including the unit owner of the unit to which the common element or limited common element will be assigned or incorporated, must agree to reallocate a common element as a limited common element or to incorporate a common element or a limited common element into an existing unit. Such reallocation or incorporation must be reflected in an amendment to the declaration and the map.[ 2018 c 277 § 209.]
WA Rev Code § 64.90.255 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 64 - Real Property and Conveyances|Chapter 64.90 - Washington Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act.|64.90.255 - Common elements and units—Alterations.

RCW 64.90.255 Common elements and units—Alterations.Subject to the provisions of the governing documents and other provisions of law, a unit owner:(1) May make any improvements or alterations to the unit owner's unit that do not impair the structural integrity or mechanical or electrical systems or lessen the support of any portion of the common interest community;(2) May not change the appearance of the common elements without approval of the board;(3) After acquiring an adjoining unit or an adjoining part of an adjoining unit, with approval of the board, may remove or alter any intervening partition or create apertures in the unit or adjoining unit, even if the partition in whole or in part is a common element. The removal of partitions or creation of apertures under this subsection is not an alteration of boundaries. The board must approve a unit owner's request, which must include the plans and specifications for the proposed removal or alteration, under this subsection (3) after receipt of all required information unless the proposed alteration does not comply with this section or the governing documents; and(4) May eliminate the title to a mobile home or manufactured home within the unit as permitted under chapter 65.20 RCW without the consent or joinder by the association, any other unit owner, or any party having a security interest in any other unit or the common elements.[ 2018 c 277 § 212.]