[WSBARP] New RCW 64.90 requirements under Senate Bill 5129

Mon Jun 16 14:48:37 PDT 2025

This is my point- the bucket list of portions of WUCIOA that will now apply to all Common Interest Communities is quite large- the old list that applied to what we previously called "limited" WUCIOA or Small Communities was actually very small (only 3 sections).  Now, the list is large, but most importantly, it appears that it will impose HOAs (64.90.400-64.90.410) on every Short Plat or Plat in the State.  I believe that a subdivision with any number of shared access, utilities, parking, trash etc. elements (think of typical ULS short plat projects) almost always has shared maintenance requirements and expenses and therefore by definition is a Common Interest Community.

Bryce raises an interesting question- are municipal subdivisions (Plats, Short Plats, Unit Lot Subdivisions, future Lot Splitting, Binding Site Plans etc.) with shared access and/or utilities and maintenance expense requirements (typically required as conditions of subdivision approval municipally) Common Interest Communities or not?

And, to my initial question raised (whether it was the intent legislatively or not), does this new Bill mean that starting next month we will have a Code requirement to have HOAs for all (or most) subdivisions throughout the State?

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Terrance Randall Wilson, Managing Partner
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Subject: Re: [WSBARP] New RCW 64.90 requirements under Senate Bill 5129

If you read the statute fully you see that about the only major thing that exempts it from if it is 50 units or less and an average assessment is $1000 or less, is from the requirement to give a public offering statement and it is subject to
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If you read the statute fully you see that about the only major thing that exempts it from if it is 50 units or less and an average assessment is $1000 or less,  is from the requirement to give a public offering statement and it is subject to about 60 plus provisions of RCW 64.90 unless there is no common elements and no expense to pass on the lot or unit owners then it is not a common interest community as defined by the statute.

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My understanding is that the new bill actually expands the exemption, so that the small community can be exempt if it contains 50 or fewer units (which is an increase from 12) and has an average yearly assessment of $1,000.00 or less, (which is an increase from $300.00)

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Is it the understanding among practitioners in this community that the new Senate Bill 5129 that goes into effect on July 27 will require all new common interest communities (including a 2-lot short plat for example) to have an HOA?  Currently,
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Is it the understanding among practitioners in this community that the new Senate Bill 5129 that goes into effect on July 27 will require all new common interest communities (including a 2-lot short plat for example) to have an HOA?  Currently, we typically refer to 12-lot and under communities with $300 or less in assessments to be limited in that only Sections 64.90.020, 64.90.025, and 64.90.030 apply. Now, it appears that all communities will have a long list of sections in WUCIOA that will apply no matter what the community's size.  Meaningfully, the sections 64.90.400-64.90.410 lay out HOA requirements.  Is this really the case that every subdivision of every kind no matter how small must have an HOA and comply with all the formalities attendant thereto?  I am surprised this has not been at the forefront of more discussion as the ramifications seem huge in terms of impact and workload for the legal community and developers.  Would love to hear others' perspectives.

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