RCW 64.90.555

Reserve study—Demand—Enforcement

Owner demand and enforcement provisions for the WUCIOA reserve obligations. Unit owners holding at least twenty percent of the votes may demand that the cost of a reserve study be placed in the next annual budget when more than three years have passed since the last study prepared by a reserve study professional. One or more unit owners may bring an action to enforce RCW 64.90.545, RCW 64.90.550, and this section, in which a court may order specific performance and award reasonable fees and costs to the prevailing party. Non-compliance neither excuses a unit owner's duty to pay assessments nor invalidates a ratified budget. Read together with RCW 64.90.560, which bars monetary damages for the same failures.

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Verified Jul 4, 2026
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Statutory Text Verified Jul 4, 2026 · LEG_WA_GOV
(1) When more than three years have passed since the date of the last reserve study prepared by a reserve study professional, unit owners of units to which at least twenty percent of the votes in the association are allocated may demand in a record delivered to the board that the cost of a reserve study be included in the next annual budget and that the study be prepared by the end of that budget year. The demand must refer to this section. The board must, upon receipt of the demand, include the cost of a reserve study in the next budget and, if that budget is not rejected by the unit owners pursuant to RCW 64.90.525 , arrange for the preparation of a reserve study. (2) One or more unit owners may bring an action to enforce the requirements of this section and RCW 64.90.545 and 64.90.550 . In such an action, a court may order specific performance and may award reasonable attorneys' fees and costs to the prevailing party. (3) A unit owner's duty to pay assessments is not excused because of the association's failure to comply with this section and RCW 64.90.545 and 64.90.550 . A budget ratified by the unit owners pursuant to RCW 64.90.525 is not invalidated because of the association's failure to comply with this section and RCW 64.90.545 and 64.90.550 . [ 2018 c 277 s 332 .]
Enforcement
Ref Requirement
(2) Any unit owner can sue to enforce the reserve study, reserve account, and disclosure requirements. The court can order the association to actually do it and can award fees and costs to whichever side wins.
(3) An owner cannot stop paying assessments because the association skipped its reserve study, and a budget the owners already ratified stays valid even if the reserve requirements were missed.
Reserves
Ref Requirement
(1) If more than three years have gone by since a professional prepared the last reserve study, owners controlling twenty percent of the votes can send the board a written demand to put the study in next year's budget. The demand has to cite this section. The board must then include the cost in the next budget, and unless owners reject that budget, arrange for the study.
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Legal references last verified July 4, 2026. This content is educational and informational. It does not constitute legal advice. Consult a licensed attorney in your state for legal guidance specific to your situation.
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