RCW 64.90.640: statute amended
ESHB 1500 (Chapter 194, Laws of 2026), effective June 11, 2026, amended RCW 64.90.640: the buyer cancellation window in (3)(b) now runs in five BUSINESS days (previously five plain days); the $275 preparation-fee cap in (2)(b) now covers only the direct costs of copying and providing the information and may not include charges for documents maintained in electronic form available to unit owners; item (h) now requires the most recent financial audit report available; item (u) adds all currently-effective board policies/procedures/resolutions and the full most current reserve study; the certificate must state NONE or RECORDS UNAVAILABLE for each category not provided; new (2)(c) prohibits requiring a unit owner to contract with or establish an account with a third party to pay for or accept delivery of the certificate; new (3)(a)(ii) shields purchasers from unidentified alteration violations; new (4) makes fee-charging authorized agents responsible for timeliness and reasonable care, enforceable with attorney fees. Subsections renumbered: delivery duty is now (2)(a), fee caps (2)(b).
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Updated from pending-bill to enacted-law framing: ESHB 1500 is now Chapter 194, Laws of 2026, effective June 11, 2026 — the third-party-portal prohibition (RCW 64.90.640(2)(c)) and the authorized-agent enforcement subsection (4) are in force.
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Updated for ESHB 1500 (Chapter 194, Laws of 2026, effective June 11, 2026): the WUCIOA buyer cancellation window is now five business days, and the fee and records provisions of RCW 64.90.640 were revised.