Title 64, REAL PROPERTY AND CONVEYANCES

Any person who offers, sells, or materially aids in such offer or sale of a timeshare in violation of this chapter is liable to the person buying the timeshare who may sue either at law or in equity to recover the consideration paid for the timeshare, together with interest at te…

Every applicant for registration under this chapter shall file with the director, in a form the director prescribes by rule, an irrevocable consent appointing the director to be the attorney of the applicant to receive service of any lawful process in any civil suit, action, or p…

Neither the fact that an application for registration nor a disclosure document under RCW 64.36.140 has been filed, nor the fact that a timeshare offering is effectively registered, constitutes a finding by the director that any document filed under this chapter is true, complete…

The director may make, amend, and repeal rules, forms, and orders when necessary to carry out this chapter. The director may honor requests for interpretive opinions. [ 1983 1st ex.s. c 22 s 26.]

(1) All timeshares registered under this chapter are exempt from chapters 21.20, *58.19, and 19.105 RCW. (2) This chapter shall not apply to any enterprise that has as its primary purpose camping and outdoor recreation and camping sites designed and promoted for the purpose of pu…

(1) No person may publish any advertisement in this state offering a timeshare which is subject to the registration requirements of RCW 64.36.020 unless a true copy of the advertisement has been filed in the office of the director at least seven days before publication or a short…

(1) No person, including a promoter, may advertise, sell, contract for, solicit, arrange, or promise a free gift, an award, a prize, or other item of value in this state as a condition for attending a sales presentation, touring a facility, or performing other activities in conne…

(1) Concerning any timeshare offered or sited in this state, it is unlawful and a violation of this chapter and chapter 19.86 RCW for any person, developer, promoter, operator, or other person in control of timeshares or the board of directors or appropriate officer of timeshares…

The uniform regulation of business and professions act, chapter 18.235 RCW, governs unlicensed practice, the issuance and denial of licenses, and the discipline of licensees under this chapter. [ 2002 c 86 s 304.] Notes: Effective dates—2002 c 86: See note following RCW 18.08.340…

An applicant with military training or experience satisfies the training or experience requirements of this chapter unless the director determines that the military training or experience is not substantially equivalent to the standards of this state. [ 2011 c 351 s 20.]

The director shall develop rules consistent with RCW 18.340.020 for the registration of spouses of military personnel. [ 2011 2nd sp.s. c 5 s 9.] Notes: Implementation—2011 2nd sp.s. c 5: See note following RCW 18.340.010.

This chapter may be known and cited as "The Timeshare Act." [ 1983 1st ex.s. c 22 s 32.]

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Contact" means the operator or the operator's representative who is the point of contact for any short-term rental guest for the duration of the guest's stay in the s…

Short-term rental operators must remit all applicable local, state, and federal taxes unless the platform does this on the operator's behalf. This includes occupancy, sales, lodging, and other taxes, fees, and assessments to which an owner or operator of a hotel or bed and breakf…

(1) All short-term rental operators who offer dwelling units, or portions thereof, for short-term rental use in the state of Washington must: (a) Provide contact information to all short-term rental guests during a guest's stay. The contact must be available to respond to inquiri…

(1) No short-term rental platform may engage in the business in the state of Washington unless the short-term rental platform is in compliance with the requirements of this chapter. (2) A short-term rental platform must register with the department. (3) Short-term rental platform…

A short-term rental operator must maintain primary liability insurance to cover the short-term rental dwelling unit in the aggregate of not less than one million dollars or conduct each short-term rental transaction through a platform that provides equal or greater primary liabil…

The intent of this chapter is to provide consistent laws regarding the formation and legal administration of homeowners' associations. [ 1995 c 283 s 1.]

For purposes of this chapter: (1) "Assessment" means all sums chargeable to an owner by an association in accordance with RCW 64.38.020. (2) "Baseline funding plan" means establishing a reserve funding goal of maintaining a reserve account balance above $0 throughout the 30-year …

The membership of an association at all times shall consist exclusively of the owners of all real property over which the association has jurisdiction, both developed and undeveloped. [ 1995 c 283 s 3.]

Unless otherwise provided in the governing documents, an association may: (1) Adopt and amend bylaws, rules, and regulations; (2) Adopt and amend budgets for revenues, expenditures, and reserves, and impose and collect assessments for common expenses from owners; (3) Hire and dis…

(1) Except as provided in the association's governing documents or this chapter, the board of directors shall act in all instances on behalf of the association. In the performance of their duties, the officers and members of the board of directors shall exercise the degree of car…

(1) The association, acting through a simple majority vote of its board, may amend the association's governing documents for the purpose of removing: (a) Every covenant, condition, or restriction that is void by reason of RCW 49.60.224; and (b) Every covenant, condition, restrict…

Unless provided for in the governing documents, the bylaws of the association shall provide for: (1) The number, qualifications, powers and duties, terms of office, and manner of electing and removing the board of directors and officers and filling vacancies; (2) Election by the …

(1) The governing documents may not prohibit the outdoor display of the flag of the United States by an owner or resident on the owner's or resident's property if the flag is displayed in a manner consistent with federal flag display law, 4 U.S.C. Sec. 1 et seq. The governing doc…

(1) The governing documents may not prohibit the outdoor display of political yard signs by an owner or resident on the owner's or resident's property before any primary or general election. The governing documents may include reasonable rules and regulations regarding the placem…

Unless the governing documents specify a different percentage, a quorum is present throughout any meeting of the association if the owners to which thirty-four percent of the votes of the association are allocated are present in person or by proxy at the beginning of the meeting.…

(1) The association or its managing agent shall keep financial and other records sufficiently detailed to enable the association to fully declare to each owner the true statement of its financial status. All financial and other records of the association, including but not limite…

Any violation of the provisions of this chapter entitles an aggrieved party to any remedy provided by law or in equity. The court, in an appropriate case, may award reasonable attorneys' fees to the prevailing party. [ 1995 c 283 s 10.]

(1) The governing documents may not prohibit the installation of a solar energy panel by an owner or resident on the owner's or resident's property as long as the solar energy panel: (a) Meets applicable health and safety standards and requirements imposed by state and local perm…

(1) The governing documents may not prohibit the installation of drought resistant landscaping, pollinator habitat, including beehives compliant with local regulation, or wildfire ignition resistant landscaping. However, the governing documents may include reasonable rules regard…

(1) To effectuate the public policy of chapter 70.128 RCW, the governing documents may not limit, directly or indirectly: (a) Persons with disabilities from living in an adult family home licensed under chapter 70.128 RCW; or (b) Persons and legal entities from operating adult fa…

(1) An association is encouraged to establish a reserve account with a financial institution to fund major maintenance, repair, and replacement of common elements, including limited common elements that will require major maintenance, repair, or replacement within thirty years. I…

(1) A reserve study as described in RCW 64.38.065 is supplemental to the association's operating and maintenance budget. In preparing a reserve study, the association shall estimate the anticipated major maintenance, repair, and replacement costs, whose infrequent and significant…

An association may withdraw funds from its reserve account to pay for unforeseen or unbudgeted costs that are unrelated to maintenance, repair, or replacement of the reserve components. The board of directors shall record any such withdrawal in the minute books of the association…

(1) When more than three years have passed since the date of the last reserve study prepared by a reserve study professional, the owners to which at least thirty-five percent of the votes are allocated may demand, in writing, to the association that the cost of a reserve study be…

Monetary damages or any other liability may not be awarded against or imposed upon the association, the officers or board of directors of the association, or those persons who may have provided advice or assistance to the association or its officers or directors, for failure to: …

Except as provided in RCW 64.90.080 and 64.90.545, an association is not required to follow the reserve study requirements under RCW 64.38.025 and RCW 64.38.065 through 64.38.085 if the cost of the reserve study exceeds five percent of the association's annual budget, the associa…

(1) This chapter does not apply to common interest communities as defined in RCW 64.90.010: (a) Created on or after July 1, 2018; or (b) That have amended their governing documents to provide that chapter 64.90 RCW will apply to the common interest community pursuant to RCW 64.90…

(1)(a) If the governing documents of an association provide for a lien on the lot of any owner for unpaid assessments, no later than 30 days after an assessment becomes past due, an association must provide a notice of delinquency to a lot owner by first-class mail that meets the…

(1) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision in the governing documents, notice to the association of lot owners, board, or any lot owner or occupant of a lot under this chapter shall be in writing and shall be provided to the recipient by personal delivery, public or private m…

(1) Owners may vote at a meeting in person, by absentee ballot pursuant to subsection (3)(d) of this section, or by a proxy pursuant to subsection (5) of this section. (2) When a vote is conducted without a meeting, owners may vote by ballot pursuant to subsection (6) of this sec…

(1) Except as otherwise prohibited by law, and subject to the limitations in subsection (2) of this section, a homeowners' association may: (a) Require any lot owner intending to lease the owner's lot to use a tenant screening service or obtain background information, including c…

(1) A homeowners' association may not adopt or enforce a restriction, covenant, condition, bylaw, rule, regulation, provision of a governing document, or master deed provision that effectively prohibits, unreasonably restricts, or limits, directly or indirectly, the use of a lot …

Governing documents of associations within cities subject to the middle housing requirements in RCW 36.70A.635 that are created after July 23, 2023, may not actively or effectively prohibit the construction, development, or use of additional housing units as required in RCW 36.70…

(1) Except governing documents of associations created to protect public health and safety, and ground and surface waters from on-site wastewater, governing documents of associations created after July 23, 2023, and applicable to a property located within an urban growth area may…