If you live in a condominium or neighborhood with protective covenants, you should understand some of the key documents, laws and terminology that affect your property rights. Here is an overview: The ...

Affordable housing does not mean turning homes into dilapidated and run-down properties to reduce value so that anybody can afford them. However, that is what happens when legislation hurts a ...

Q: I live in a self-managed town home association. On the whole, our board of directors does a fairly good job of managing the association. However, I have been told that homeowners associations with ...

Amendments to the Common Interest Community Ombudsman Regulations went into effect August 1, 2025. These amendments change the required association complaint procedure. The changes may appear minor ...

Senate Bill 5796 would increase costs for the millions of Washingtonians living in a common interest community established before July 1, 2018. Sen. Ann Rivers is a co-sponsor. This bill requires a ...

State lawmakers in Carson City are proposing a number of changes to laws governing the rights of homeowners in common-interest communities. Unlike the 2023 session, which featured measures designed to ...