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</head><body><p>Thanks, I forgot to mention that there is currently no authority in the covenants. I suppose the follow-up question would be if the covenants were amended, would authority then exist (i.e., may a lien right be created outside of Title 60 RCW?)<br></p><blockquote type="cite"><!-- [if gte mso 9]><xml>
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif] -->On January 4, 2017 at 10:53 AM "John M. Riley III" <JMR@witherspoonkelley.com> wrote:<br><br><div class="ox-bb34ebc00d-WordSection1"><p class="ox-bb34ebc00d-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;">Are there covenants for the development that address the issue? If so, what do they say? As a recent email on HOA liens, I believe by Mr. Strichartz, said, there is no lien right in the statute. </span></p><p class="ox-bb34ebc00d-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;"> </span></p><p style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: ARIAL;"><strong>John M. Riley III</strong><br> Principal | Witherspoon • Kelley<br> <a href="mailto:JMR@witherspoonkelley.com">JMR@witherspoonkelley.com</a> | <a href="http://www.witherspoonkelley.com/john-riley-1"> Attorney Profile </a>| <a href="http://www.witherspoonkelley.com/s/jmr.vcf">vCard</a><br></p><p style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: ARIAL;"> <br></p><table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 375px; margin: 0px;" class="mce-item-table" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 10px; font-size: 10pt; height: 25px; font-family: Arial; width: 116px; background-color: #17365d;" valign="top"><img alt="WK" src="cid:WK-Email-Logo_c39ae46e-8f64-41c9-b47d-7d62d54d7f68.png" id="WK-Email-Logo_c39ae46e-8f64-41c9-b47d-7d62d54d7f68.png" border="0"></td><td style="padding: 10px; font-size: 10pt; height: 25px; font-family: Arial; width: 258px; background-color: #17365d;" valign="middle" align="center"><p style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" align="right"><span style="color: #ffffff;">422 W. Riverside Ave, Ste 1100<br> Spokane, WA 99201<br> (509) 624-5265 (office)<br> (509) 458-2728 (fax)<br> witherspoonkelley.com</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #828282;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><br> <em>Confidentiality Notice: The information contained in this email and any accompanying attachment(s) is intended only for the use of the intended recipient and may be confidential and/or privileged. If any reader of this communication is not the intended recipient, unauthorized use, disclosure or copying is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by return email, and delete the original message and all copies from your system. Thank you.</em></span></span><p> <br></p><div><div style="border: none; border-top: solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt; padding: 3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"><p class="ox-bb34ebc00d-MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">From:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com] <strong>On Behalf Of </strong>scott scottgthomaslaw.com<br> <strong>Sent:</strong> Wednesday, January 04, 2017 10:24 AM<br> <strong>To:</strong> WSBA Real Property Listserv<br> <strong>Subject:</strong> [WSBARP] HOA lien collection</span></p></div></div><p class="ox-bb34ebc00d-MsoNormal"> </p><p>I have a group of clients that have approached me with a question that I have not been able to find an answer to: may an HOA, pursuant to Chapter 64.38, enforce a lien for non-utility related charges, fees, and assessments payable to the HOA by terminating water service for a delinquent homeowner? HOA owns the water system. I am aware that local governments have that authority per RCW 35.21.300, but do non-governmental entities also have that authority? </p><p>All thoughts appreciated. </p><p>Thanks.</p><p class="ox-bb34ebc00d-io-ox-signature" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;">Scott G. Thomas<br> Law Office of Scott G. Thomas<br> 1204 Cleveland Avenue<br> Mount Vernon, WA 98273<br> (360) 503-1042<br> <a href="http://www.scottgthomaslaw.com">www.scottgthomaslaw.com</a><br> <br></p></div></blockquote><p><br> </p><blockquote type="cite">_______________________________________________<br>WSBARP mailing list<br>WSBARP@lists.wsbarppt.com<br>http://mailman.fsr.com/mailman/listinfo/wsbarp</blockquote></body></html>