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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>We know that restrictive covenants are enforceable promises regarding the use of land, and that the basic rules of contract interpretation are applied to interpret covenant provisions. We also know that in every contract there is an implied duty of good faith and fair dealing. <i>Riss</i> also tells us that covenants requiring homeowners’ association consent before construction will be upheld so long as the authority to consent is exercised reasonably and in good faith. But I am wondering if it may be argued that Homeowner’s associations are also obligated to make other decisions in a reasonable way?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Perpetua",serif'>Scott G. Thomas<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Perpetua",serif'>Thomas Law Group, P.S.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>1204 Cleveland Ave.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Mount Vernon, WA 98273<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:Scott@ScottGThomasLaw.com">Scott@ScottGThomasLaw.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>