LEGISLATION
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CAI LEGISLATIVE ACTION TRACKING
CAVEAT: CAI (a business industry trade group) often asks its members to oppose legislation that's beneficial for homeowners when it fails to benefit the business partners who supply 90% of CAI's annual revenue.
ALL STATES
N.B. This is a time-permitting effort and is NOT inclusive of all community association legislation in every state.
WASHINGTON STATE
HB1199 - Licensed Child Care in Common Interest Communities
NEW LAW effective May 1, 2023.
Amendment - AMS LAW S2234.2 limits the right for establishing licensed child care centers to residential units that can be accessed directly from the outside or through a publicly accessible common element.
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HB1043 - Concerning Association Records in Common Interest Communities
NEW LAW effective July 23, 2023.
Synchronizes prior CIC statutes with RCW 64.90 (WUCIOA) and makes a change to the availability of member lists.
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HB1101 - Limits Related to Tenant Screening in Common Interest Communities
NEW LAW effective July 23, 2023 that prohibits CICs from reviewing tenant screening reports.
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HB1349 - Concerning Foreclosure Protections
NEW LAW effective July 23, 2023.
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HB1636 - Concerning Foreclosure Protections for Homeowners in Common Interest Communities
NEW LAW effective July 23, 2023.
Improves the notice required prior to foreclosure and increases the minimum from $200 to $2,000 in delinquent assessments or 3 months of assessments, whichever is greater, before proceeding to pre-foreclosure.
LEGISLATION THAT WILL BE RECONSIDERED IN THE 2024 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
HB1054 - Regulating Unrelated Persons in Common Interest Communities
This legislation guarantees landlords in common interest communities can maximize tenants up to 1 person per 50sqft of floor space.
HB1569 - Protections for Homeowners in Common Interest Communities
Video of the January 31 Housing Committee bill testimony. HB1569 is introduced at 23:40.
SB5727 - Providing protections for consumers engaging with Common Interest Communities (CICs)
HB1507 - Concerning Fair Housing Training for Board Members in Common Interest Communities (previously HB2047)
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Contact Your State Legislators
WASHINGTON STATE HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES
Seattle: Most of Downtown: District 43 - Email Frank Chopp & Nicole Macri
To schedule a meeting with Frank Chopp, please email Jean Balbon
To schedule a meeting with Nicole Macri, please email Mckaylia Marshall
Seattle: Uptown, Queen Anne, Interbay, Magnolia: District 36 - Email Liz Berry & Noel Frame
Seattle: Pioneer Square & Some of the CID: District 34 - Email Eileen Cody & Joe Fitzgibbon
Seattle: Eastern Pioneer Square & Most of the CID: District 37 - Email Kirsten Harris-Talley & Sharon Tomiko Santos
WASHINGTON STATE SENATORS
Seattle: Most of Downtown: District 43 - Email Senator Jamie Pedersen
Seattle: Uptown, Queen Anne, Interbay, Magnolia: District 36 - Email Senator Reuven Carlyle
Seattle: Pioneer Square & Some of the CID: District 34 - Email Senator Joe Nguyen
Seattle: Eastern Pioneer Square & Most of the CID: District 37 - Email Senator Rebecca Saldaña
FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES & SENATORS
Find your Legislators / Additional Washington State Districts
District 7 (All of Seattle Except District 9 below) - Contact Representative Pramila Jayapal
District 9 (Capitol Hill, Rainier Valley, Mercer Island, South/West/East Bellevue) - Contact Representative Adam Smith
District 1 (Central/North/East Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, Woodinville, Snohomish) - Contact Representative Susan DelBene