RCW 64.90.365 extends nine specified WUCIOA sections — including the reserve-study requirement at RCW 64.90.545, the executive-board rules at RCW 64.90.445, and the meeting and voting rules at RCW 64.90.405(1)(b) and (c) — to common interest communities created in Washington before July 1, 2018, effective January 1, 2026. Enacted by ESSB 5129 (Chapter 119, Laws of 2025). Existing declaration and bylaw provisions remain in force except for those expressly superseded by RCW 64.90.370 and RCW 64.90.525 in plat and miscellaneous communities previously governed by chapter 64.38 RCW.
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ESSB 5129 (Chapter 119, Laws of 2025) extended five more sections of the Washington Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act to communities created before July 1, 2018. RCW 64.90.365(1) now adds RCW 64.90.445 (meetings), 64.90.480(10) (an association must offer at least one way to pay assessments at no charge or as a common expense), 64.90.502 (emergency powers of the board), 64.90.513 (electric vehicle charging stations), and 64.90.580 (heat pumps) to the sections that already applied: RCW 64.90.370, 64.90.405(1)(b) and (c), 64.90.525, and 64.90.545. Where they conflict, the older acts in chapters 58.19, 64.32, 64.34, and 64.38 RCW do not apply. Plat communities and miscellaneous communities described in RCW 64.90.360(4), and nonresidential or mixed-use communities described in RCW 64.90.100, are excepted. Effective January 1, 2026.
The change in full →- RCW 64.90
- RCW 64.90.065 — Adjustment of dollar amounts
- RCW 64.90.370 — Election of preexisting common interest communities, plat communities, miscellaneous communities
- RCW 64.90.410 — Board members, officers, and committees
- RCW 64.90.445 — Board Meetings — Notice and Conduct
- RCW 64.90.450 — Quorum
- RCW 64.90.455 — Unit owner voting
- RCW 64.90.470 — Insurance
- RCW 64.90.480
- RCW 64.90.485
- RCW 64.90.490 — Other liens
- RCW 64.90.495 — Association records