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<DIV><FONT size=4>So I’m living in a non-condominimum HOA which CC&R’s said
it only took 50% to amend. They got over 50% last summer to restrict
Airbnb’s (no leases less than 30 days). Is that likely to fly? No
one asked me or any other attorney for legal advice, or I would have dug into
it....</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=pmcdonald@podymcdonaldlaw.com>Patrick McDonald</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, November 05, 2020 8:46 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com>WSBA Real Property
Listserv</A> ; <A title=jeff@bellanddavispllc.com>jeff@bellanddavispllc.com</A>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [WSBARP] Enforcing Amendments to CC &
R's</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>That case is <I>Filmore LLLP v. Unit Owners Ass’n of Centre
Pointe Condo.</I>,<I> </I>and it only applies to certain condominiums. The court
ruled that 90% owner approval was required for amendments that changed the uses
to which units were restricted based on the court’s interpretation of the
particular condominium declaration at issue. <o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Patrick McDonald<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B>_______________________<o:p></o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B>Pody & McDonald, PLLC<o:p></o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>1200 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1410<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Seattle, WA 98101-3106<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>T: 206-467-1559<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>F: 206-467-4489<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B>From:</B> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com
<wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com> <B>On Behalf Of </B>Craig
Gourley<BR><B>Sent:</B> November 4, 2020 5:18 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
jeff@bellanddavispllc.com; WSBA Real Property Listserv
<wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com><BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [WSBARP] Enforcing
Amendments to CC & R's<o:p></o:p></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; COLOR: black'>I recall a court case a
few years back that said a change in use requires a much larger percentage (100%
???) Regardless of what the declaration says. Sorry I don't have the cite and
who knows maybe it has been overruled by now. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> <A>wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</A>
<<A>wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</A>> on behalf of Patrick McDonald
<<A>pmcdonald@podymcdonaldlaw.com</A>><BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, November
4, 2020 4:50:00 PM<BR><B>To:</B> <A>jeff@bellanddavispllc.com</A>
<<A>jeff@bellanddavispllc.com</A>>; WSBA Real Property Listserv
<<A>wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com</A>><BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [WSBARP]
Enforcing Amendments to CC & R's</SPAN> <o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=xmsonormal>If you are talking about a non-condominium homeowners
association, usually the covenants will provide that they can be amended upon
approval of a certain percentage owners. You’d think that would be the end of
the analysis, but you may still need 100% approval based on the Supreme Court’s
decision in <I>Wilkson v. Chiwawa</I> in 2014. It’s a very fact-specific and
subjective analysis. <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=xmsonormal> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=xmsonormal>If the covenants don’t have an amendment provision, then you
would need 100% approval. <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=xmsonormal> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=xmsonormal>Patrick McDonald<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=xmsonormal><B>_______________________</B><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=xmsonormal><B>Pody & McDonald, PLLC</B><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=xmsonormal>1200 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1410<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=xmsonormal>Seattle, WA 98101-3106<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=xmsonormal>T: 206-467-1559<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=xmsonormal>F: 206-467-4489<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=xmsonormal><B>From:</B> <A>wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</A>
<<A>wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</A>> <B>On Behalf Of </B>Jeff
Davis<BR><B>Sent:</B> November 4, 2020 3:11 PM<BR><B>To:</B> 'WSBA Real Property
Listserv' <<A>wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com</A>><BR><B>Subject:</B> [WSBARP]
Enforcing Amendments to CC & R's<o:p></o:p></P></DIV></DIV>
<P class=xmsonormal> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=xmsonormal>Listmates:<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=xmsonormal> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=xmsonormal>Client, HOA, wants to amend CC & R’s. However,
before spending the money, the Board wants to know are amendments
enforceable? This is always a tricky question. Had one case where
HOA wanted to ban Airbnb rentals. However a home owner, within the
association, said they bought the house as an investment and a source for
retirement funds. They would not agree with any amendment that stopped
them from leasing their home. I know there are cases on rentals, both
short term and long term that deal with this type of amendment. I also
know amendments that deal with tree/bush height are causes for big bonfires with
the board being burned in effigy. Are there cases out there that
acknowledge that most CC & R’s have provision for amendment, and everyone
who buys into the area knows that and are subject to it. Where is the line
drawn? What have been your experiences with amending CC & R’s and HOA
Bylaws for that matter.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=xmsonormal> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=xmsonormal>Jeff Davis<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=xmsonormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma",sans-serif; COLOR: black'>W. Jeff
Davis, Esq.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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