ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 1501
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2025 Regular Session
By Representatives Reed, Entenman, Gregerson, Peterson, Fosse, Farivar, Doglio, Alvarado, Hill, Berry, Lekanoff, Simmons, Ormsby, and Macri
Read first time 01/22/25. Referred to Committee on Housing.
AN ACT Relating to inquiries into association governance or operations by unit owners in common interest communities; adding a new section to chapter 64.90 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 64.32 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 64.34 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 64.38 RCW; and providing expiration dates.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 64.90 RCW to read as follows:
(1) When a unit owner or the unit owner's authorized agent files a written inquiry by certified mail with an association regarding one or more topics related to either association governance or operations, or both, the association must respond, in the form of a record, to the unit owner or the unit owner's authorized agent within 30 days after receipt of the inquiry. The association must either give a substantive response to the inquirer or notify the inquirer that additional time is reasonably necessary to respond, such as when a legal opinion or other third-party professional opinion has been requested. For the purposes of this section, a "substantive response" includes, but is not limited to, a factual explanation, reference to governing documents, statement of current association practices, or other responsive information reasonably available to the association. An association is not required to obtain a legal opinion or other third-party professional opinion in order to provide a substantive response unless reasonably necessary to address the inquiry.