[WSBARP] Pending Legislation Issue; HB 1793

[Kary Krismer]

Couldn't this be dealt with via the statewide forms defining what can be 
removed?

Kary L. Krismer
206 723-2148

On 1/24/2022 3:29 PM, Dwight Bickel wrote:
>
> Don’t misunderstand. I am in favor of requiring common interest 
> Homeowner’s Associations to allow unit owners to install charging 
> systems at their expense, pursuant to reasonable rules. But the Bill 
> needs to be amended to avoid conflict with real property fixture law.
>
> Not all charging stations will have “an appliance” at the termination 
> of the installed system. Some charging systems will end with an 
> appliance at the termination of the installed system. Some are unique 
> to the brand of car, but most are generic units that have plugs that 
> fit many car brands. Those are hard-wired to the circuit panel, not 
> plugged into an outlet. But many low-cost charging stations will be 
> just the wiring from the circuit panel to a plug. Almost all electric 
> vehicles can plug into 30 or 50-Amp outlets.
>
> As the Bill is drafted, the EV owner also owns the wiring. The 
> Homeowner’s Ass’n, or other owners, might prefer for that to remain 
> for use by future owners in the community. But if they don’t buy it 
> from the EV owner, the Bill says if it is “removable” [which is not 
> defined], the EV owner is entitled to remove it upon sale of the EV 
> owner’s unit. Without clarification, an EV owner could remove the 150 
> feet of conduit from the EV charging parking location, the expensive 
> gauge 220 volt wiring to the circuit panel, and the circuit breaker too.
>
>
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