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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) Unless the declaration provides otherwise, the board must, before adopting, amending, or repealing any rule, give all unit owners notice of:
(a) Its intention to adopt, amend, or repeal a rule and provide the text of the rule or the proposed change; and
(b) A date on which the board will act on the proposed rule or amendment after considering comments from unit owners.
(2) Following adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule, the association must give notice to the unit owners of its action and provide a copy of any new or revised rule.
(3) If the declaration so provides, an association may adopt rules to establish and enforce construction and design criteria and aesthetic standards and, if so, must adopt procedures for enforcement of those standards and for approval of construction applications, including a reasonable time within which the association must act after an application is submitted and the consequences of its failure to act.
(4) An association's internal business operating procedures need not be adopted as rules.
(5) Every rule must be reasonable.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Washington Revised Code Title 64. Real Property and Conveyances § 64.90.505. Rules--Notice - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wa/title-64-real-property-and-conveyances/wa-rev-code-64-90-505/
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