Title 64 — Title 64 REAL PROPERTY AND CONVEYANCES
22 chapters · 521 sections in this title.
RCW 64.55.005 Application.
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(1)(a) RCW 64.55.010 through 64.55.090 apply to any multiunit residential building for which the permit for construction or rehabilitative construction of such building was issued on or after August 1, 2005.(b) RCW 64.55.010 and 64.55.090 apply to conversion condominiums as defin…
RCW 64.55.010 Definitions.
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Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in *RCW 64.34.020 and in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Attached dwelling unit" means any dwelling unit that is attached to another dwelling unit by a wall, floor, or ceiling that separates heated liv…
RCW 64.55.020 Building permit application—Submission of design documents.
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(1) Any person applying for a building permit for construction of a multiunit residential building or rehabilitative construction shall submit building enclosure design documents to the appropriate building department prior to the start of construction or rehabilitative construct…
RCW 64.55.030 Inspection required.
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All multiunit residential buildings shall have the building enclosure inspected by a qualified inspector during the course of initial construction and during rehabilitative construction.[ 2005 c 456 s 4.]
RCW 64.55.040 Inspectors—Qualifications.
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(1) A qualified building enclosure inspector:(a) Must be the architect or engineer of record or another person with substantial and verifiable training and experience in building enclosure design and construction;(b) Shall be free from improper interference or influence relating …
RCW 64.55.050 Scope of inspection—Definition.
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(1) Any inspection required by this chapter shall include, at a minimum, the following:(a) Water penetration resistance testing of a representative sample of windows and window installations. Such tests shall be conducted according to industry standards. Where appropriate, tests …
RCW 64.55.060 Certification—Certificate of occupancy.
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Upon completion of an inspection required by this chapter, the qualified inspector shall prepare and submit to the appropriate building department a signed letter certifying that the building enclosure has been inspected during the course of construction or rehabilitative constru…
RCW 64.55.070 Inspector, architect, and engineer—No private right of action or basis for liability against.
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(1) Nothing in this chapter and RCW 64.34.073, 64.34.100(2), 64.34.410 (1)(nn) and (2), and 64.34.415(1)(b) is intended to, or does:(a) Create a private right of action against any inspector, architect, or engineer based upon compliance or noncompliance with its provisions; or(b)…
RCW 64.55.080 Inspector's report or testimony—No evidentiary presumption—Admissibility.
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A qualified inspector's report or testimony regarding an inspection conducted pursuant to this chapter is not entitled to any evidentiary presumption in any arbitration or court proceeding. Nothing in this chapter restricts the admissibility of such a report or testimony, and que…
RCW 64.55.090 Sale of condominium unit subject to compliance—Inspection alternative.
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(1) Except for sales or other dispositions listed in RCW 64.34.400(2), no declarant may convey a condominium unit that may be occupied for residential use in a multiunit residential building without first complying with the requirements of RCW 64.55.005 through 64.55.080 unless t…
RCW 64.55.100 Arbitration—Election—Number of arbitrators—Qualifications—Trial de novo.
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(1) If the declarant, an association, or a party unit owner demands an arbitration by filing such demand with the court not less than thirty and not more than ninety days after filing or service of the complaint, whichever is later, the parties shall participate in a private arbi…
RCW 64.55.110 Case schedule plan—Deadlines.
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(1) Not less than sixty days after the later of filing or service of the complaint, the parties shall confer to create a proposed case schedule plan for submission to the court that includes the following deadlines:(a) Selection of a mediator;(b) Commencement of the mandatory med…
RCW 64.55.120 Mandatory mediation.
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(1) The parties to an action subject to this chapter and RCW 64.34.073, 64.34.100(2), 64.34.410 (1)(nn) and (2), and 64.34.415(1)(b) shall engage in mediation. Unless the parties agree otherwise, the mediation required by this section shall commence within seven months of the lat…
RCW 64.55.130 Appointment of neutral expert—Qualifications—Duties—Admissibility of report or testimony.
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(1) If, after meeting and conferring as required by RCW 64.55.120(2), disputed issues remain, a party may file a motion with the court, or arbitrator if an arbitrator has been appointed, requesting the appointment of a neutral expert to address any or all of the disputed issues. …
RCW 64.55.140 Payment of arbitrators, mediators, and neutral experts.
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(1) Where the building permit that authorized commencement of construction of a building was issued on or after August 1, 2005:(a)(i) If the action is referred to arbitration under RCW 64.55.100, the party who demands arbitration shall advance the fees of any arbitrator and any m…
RCW 64.55.150 Subcontractors and suppliers—When party to arbitration.
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Upon the demand of a party to an arbitration demanded under RCW 64.55.100, any subcontractor or supplier against whom such party has a legal claim and whose work or performance on the building in question becomes an issue in the arbitration may be joined in and become a party to …
RCW 64.55.160 Offers of judgment—Costs and fees.
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(1) On or before the 60th day following completion of the mediation pursuant to RCW 64.55.120(4) and following filing and service of the complaint, the declarant, association, or party unit owner may serve on an adverse party an offer to allow judgment to be entered. The offer of…
RCW 64.55.901 Effective date—2005 c 456.
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This act takes effect August 1, 2005.[ 2005 c 456 s 24.]