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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">same as any other private arb award . . . 7.04A.220, 230, and 240. there is case law ruling limitation of court authority and jurisdiction over post-arb proceedings
is null <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Roger Hawkes [mailto:Roger@law-hawks.com]
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 04, 2017 5:34 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] cba arbitration<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The Commercial Brokers’ Association contract says, in words, that a dispute between members shall be settled by arbitration, and the decision by the arbitrators
shall be whatever they decide, unbound by law, precedent, or any other commonly accepted decision basis. It is of course subject to the private arbitration statute, RCW 7.04. But if the contract says what I think it says there are virtually no appeal rights.
They don’t have to decide anything in accord with any principles and are not accountable for consideration of evidence or favoritism or prejudice of any kind. This smells bad. But I have never litigated from a cba arbitration result. Can any of you shed
any light on how to get a substantive appeal or change of decision from a horrible result involving unlicensed person being awarded part of a commission??<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Roger Hawkes, WSBA 5173<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">19909 Ballinger Way NE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Shoreline, WA 98155<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">206 367 5000 voice<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">206 367 4005 fax<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> scott scottgthomaslaw.com [<a href="mailto:scott@scottgthomaslaw.com">mailto:scott@scottgthomaslaw.com</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 4, 2017 5:08 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] HOA lien collection<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p>Thanks to all who put the time and effort into making such informative comments.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">On January 4, 2017 at 11:54 AM "John M. Riley III" <<a href="mailto:JMR@witherspoonkelley.com">JMR@witherspoonkelley.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="ox-e66921abff-msonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">And all the common law and equitable theories if the HOA has a long history of doing any of the following without objection and with full acceptance
of users: treating the payment of the system expenses as an assessment owed by the system users, assessed each user for their share, received payment from the users, charged interest or late fees for unpaid assessments, asserted liens for the unpaid assessments,
and foreclosed on the liens. i.e. See Ebel. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">John M. Riley III</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br>
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Attorney Profile </a>| <a href="http://www.witherspoonkelley.com/s/jmr.vcf">vCard</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Spokane, WA 99201<br>
(509) 624-5265 (office)<br>
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<a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> [<a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>]
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">To:</span></strong> WSBA Real Property Listserv<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Subject:</span></strong> Re: [WSBARP] HOA lien collection</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<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?)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="ox-e66921abff-msonormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">On January 4, 2017 at 10:53 AM "John M. Riley III" <<a href="mailto:JMR@witherspoonkelley.com">JMR@witherspoonkelley.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="ox-e66921abff-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><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">John M. Riley III</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br>
Principal | Witherspoon • Kelley<br>
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Attorney Profile </a>| <a href="http://www.witherspoonkelley.com/s/jmr.vcf">vCard</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Spokane, WA 99201<br>
(509) 624-5265 (office)<br>
(509) 458-2728 (fax)<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Subject:</span></strong> [WSBARP] HOA lien collection</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<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? <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>All thoughts appreciated. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Thanks.<o:p></o:p></p>
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Law Office of Scott G. Thomas<br>
1204 Cleveland Avenue<br>
Mount Vernon, WA 98273<br>
(360) 503-1042<br>
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