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WA Condominium - New to Condo Ownership/Board Membership?
New to Condominium Ownership/
Board Membership?
Welcome to condominium life!
What’s that, a deer-in-headlights look on your face? Didn’t know what you got yourself into? Thought you were buying a home? Figured the board seat would be a good place from which to get even with your neighbor?
At the risk of repeating myself, welcome […]
WA Condominium - Purpose for these articles
Purpose For This Blog
Our condominium is about 110 miles from Seattle.
Some might call us ‘geographically undesireable’.
Washington State Condominium Law applies to all condominiums in the state.
Finding expert advice (for us) means traveling to the locations where the expertise is available, face-to-face.
Significant issues are addressed in conferences and educational […]
WA Condominium - Landscaping & Water
Landscaping and Water,
Landscaping In General
Water
Some landscaping vendors can cost you significant money when left with all the decisions about watering your landscape.
As part of your budget and your reserves that cover landscaping, you can develop a plan to help the association save money while keeping your grounds looking their best.
New […]
WA Condominium - Smoke Free Living
Smoke Free Living
Smoker? Non-smoker?
One of the few black and white issues; either you do or you don’t.
In condominiums, especially where second-hand smoke can travel among units, smoking at all within the units on the property can become problematic.
Even drifting out of the window, or into the window, where perhaps a […]
WA Condominium - Renters: The Conversation
Renters: The Conversation
From experience, I can tell you that living in a condominium as a renter is a second-class-citizen experience.
Condominium living as an owner and board member highlights a few of the dilemmas inherent in renting condominium units to renters.
In today’s economy, sometimes it’s either rent a unit or […]
Read More..>>WA Condominium - Construction Law Defect
Construction Law Defect - Declarants Meet Owners
Keeping up to date with the who, why, what, how and when of condominiums is no easy task. This is especially true of best practices, and the law as it applies to this form of real estate ownership.
Following the blog of a law firm that specializes […]
WA Condominium - Reserve Study Required
Reserve Study Required.
A reserve study helps owners of real estate property, particularly condominiums with assets owned in common, to establish the useful life of the commonly owned assets and their replacement value.
When it comes time to replace a commonly owned asset, a well-managed condominium will have the necessary funds so […]
WA Condominiums - Disclaimer for portion of articles
Read My Disclaimer, Please
Whatever action you take as a condominium owner or board member based on what you read here, you take at your own risk.
I am not an attorney, although I did want to be one when I grew up.
I currently own a condominium in Whatcom County, Washington, and […]