Bill > HB1501

This bill requires common interest community associations, which are organizations that manage shared properties like condominiums or townhouses, to respond to written inquiries from unit owners or their agents about association governance or operations within 30 days. The response period can be extended for complex inquiries or if the association needs to consult with legal or other third-party professionals, with the costs of these consultations treated as common expenses rather than being charged to individual units. Associations must provide a substantive response or notify the owner if more time is needed, and a "substantive response" can include factual explanations, references to governing documents, or existing association records. If legal action arises from such an inquiry, the prevailing party can recover their attorney fees and costs. Associations can establish reasonable rules for inquiry frequency, such as limiting responses to one inquiry per unit every 30 days, but owners can still ask multiple questions within a single inquiry. These provisions are set to expire on January 1, 2028.

Housing and Urban Affairs

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1501&Year=2025&Initiative=false