Legal updates tips and stories from the Barker Martin team
On May 14, 2009, the Washington Supreme Court published its opinion in Chadwick Farms v. FHC, LLC, 2009 WL 1333004 (May 14, 2009). The issue in Chadwick Farms was the capacity of LLCs to sue or be sued after cancellation of...
This Blog posting from HOA Legi-Slate was just too good not to pass along…just when you think you’ve heard it all… According to this NY Times Article, the use of guide horses, monkeys, goats, parrots, pigs, ferrets and even iguanas...
I believe the vast majority of HOA and condominium board members utilize email in some capacity in their role as board members. Remember, however, that any formal board action should not be conducted via email,...
In an article in this week’s Stranger blog, blogger Dominic Holden reported on a recent auction of new condominium units in downtown Seattle: This is the new normal,” says Rhett Winchell, president of Beverly Hills-based Kennedy Wilson...
The new Washington Condominium Reserve Accounts and Studies law went into effect on June 12, 2008 (See my earlier Blog posting below). In the past month, I have received several emails and telephone queries from association...
Condominium associations are encouraged to establish reserve fund accounts to pay for major repairs or replacement of common elements. The purpose of a reserve account is to fund components that are in need of repair or...
