RCW 64.06.020
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Improved residential real property — Seller's duty — Format of disclosure statement
Washington's general seller-disclosure statute for residential property transfers. Requires the seller to deliver a completed Form 17 disclosure statement (covering title, water/sewer, structural, systems and fixtures, HOA information, and environmental concerns) to the buyer within five business days of mutual contract acceptance. Distinct from the HOA resale certificate (RCW 64.90.640 / 64.34.425) but typically delivered alongside it.
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ESHB 1500 (Chapter 194, Laws of 2026) added a question to the homeowners' association section of the seller disclosure statement in RCW 64.06.020: "Have there been any modifications or remodeling?" and, if yes, "were all necessary homeowners' association approvals obtained?" Effective June 11, 2026. SHB 2239 (Chapter 173, Laws of 2026) adds a further question effective January 1, 2027: "Does the property include a family burial ground, mausoleum, or columbarium?"
Before
6. HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION/COMMON INTERESTS [ ] Yes [ ] No [ ] Don't know A. Is there a Homeowners' Association? Name of Association and contact information for an officer, director, employee, or other authorized agent, if any, who may provide the association's financial statements, minutes, bylaws, fining policy, and other information that is not publicly available: [ ] Yes [ ] No [ ] Don't know B. Are there regular periodic assessments: $ . . . per [ ] Month [ ] Year [ ] Other . . . . [ ] Yes [ ] No [ ] Don't know *C. Are …
After
6. HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION/COMMON INTERESTS [ ] Yes [ ] No [ ] Don't know A. Is there a Homeowners' Association? Name of Association and contact information for an officer, director, employee, or other authorized agent, if any, who may provide the association's financial statements, minutes, bylaws, fining policy, and other information that is not publicly available: [ ] Yes [ ] No [ ] Don't know B. Are there regular periodic assessments: $ . . . per [ ] Month [ ] Year [ ] Other . . . . [ ] Yes [ ] No [ ] Don't know *C. Are …
Statutory Text
Verified Jul 17, 2026 · LEG_WA_GOV
(1) In a transaction for the sale of improved residential real property, the seller shall, unless the buyer has expressly waived the right to receive the disclosure statement under RCW 64.06.010 , or unless the transfer is otherwise exempt under RCW 64.06.010 , deliver to the buyer a completed seller disclosure statement in the following format and that contains, at a minimum, the following information: INSTRUCTIONS TO THE SELLER Please complete the following form. Do not leave any spaces blank. If the question clearly does not apply to the property write "NA." If the answer is "yes" to any * items, please explain on attached sheets. Please refer to the line number(s) of the question(s) when you provide your explanation(s). For your protection you must date and sign each page of this disclosure statement and each attachment. Delivery of the disclosure statement must occur not later than five business days, unless otherwise agreed, after mutual acceptance of a written contract to purchase between a buyer and a seller. NOTICE TO THE BUYER THE FOLLOWING DISCLOSURES ARE MADE BY SELLER ABOUT THE CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT. . . . ("THE PROPERTY"), OR AS LEGALLY DESCRIBED ON ATTACHED EXHIBIT A. SELLER MAKES THE FOLLOWING DISCLOSURES OF EXISTING MATERIAL FACTS OR MATERIAL DEFECTS TO BUYER BASED ON SELLER'S ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROPERTY AT THE TIME SELLER COMPLETES THIS DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. UNLESS YOU AND SELLER OTHERWISE AGREE IN WRITING, YOU HAVE THREE BUSINESS DAYS FROM THE DAY SELLER OR SELLER'S AGENT DELIVERS THIS DISCLOSURE STATEMENT TO YOU TO RESCIND THE AGREEMENT BY DELIVERING A SEPARATELY SIGNED WRITTEN STATEMENT OF RESCISSION TO SELLER OR SELLER'S AGENT. IF THE SELLER DOES NOT GIVE YOU A COMPLETED DISCLOSURE STATEMENT, THEN YOU MAY WAIVE THE RIGHT TO RESCIND PRIOR TO OR AFTER THE TIME YOU ENTER INTO A SALE AGREEMENT. THE FOLLOWING ARE DISCLOSURES MADE BY SELLER AND ARE NOT THE REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY REAL ESTATE LICENSEE OR OTHER PARTY. THIS INFORMATION IS FOR DISCLOSURE ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED TO BE A PART OF ANY WRITTEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN BUYER AND SELLER. FOR A MORE COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION OF THE SPECIFIC CONDITION OF THIS PROPERTY YOU ARE ADVISED TO OBTAIN AND PAY FOR THE SERVICES OF QUALIFIED EXPERTS TO INSPECT THE PROPERTY, WHICH MAY INCLUDE, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, PLUMBERS, ELECTRICIANS, ROOFERS, BUILDING INSPECTORS, ON-SITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT INSPECTORS, OR STRUCTURAL PEST INSPECTORS. THE PROSPECTIVE BUYER AND SELLER MAY WISH TO OBTAIN PROFESSIONAL ADVICE OR INSPECTIONS OF THE PROPERTY OR TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE PROVISIONS IN A CONTRACT BETWEEN THEM WITH RESPECT TO ANY ADVICE, INSPECTION, DEFECTS OR WARRANTIES. Seller . . . . is/ . . . . is not occupying the property. I. SELLER'S DISCLOSURES: *If you answer "Yes" to a question with an asterisk (*), please explain your answer and attach documents, if available and not otherwise publicly recorded. If necessary, use an attached sheet. 1. TITLE [ ] Yes [ ] No [ ] Don't know A. Do you have legal authority …
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Disclosure
| Ref | Requirement |
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| (1) | After receiving the seller's Form 17, the buyer has a 3-business-day window to cancel the purchase contract without penalty, simply by delivering a written rescission. This is the statutory cooling-off period tied to the disclosure. |
| (1) | In every Washington residential resale, the seller must deliver the statutory Form 17 disclosure statement to the buyer within 5 business days of the parties reaching mutual acceptance on the purchase contract. Waiver requires the buyer's express written consent. |
| (1) | Form 17 asks about every major property system, title and easement issues, any governing HOA, and environmental conditions the seller knows about. The HOA section covers who can provide the association's records, regular assessments, pending special assessments, and shared common areas. Since June 11, 2026, it also asks whether the property has been modified or remodeled and, if so, whether all necessary association approvals were obtained. |
| (3) | Form 17 reflects only what the seller actually knows — not what the seller should have discovered. It is a disclosure of facts known, not a guarantee, and signing it does not convert the seller's statements into contract warranties. |
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