Title 64 - Real property and conveyances
- 64.04 - Conveyances.
- 64.04.005 - Liquidated damages -- Earnest money deposit -- Exclusive remedy -- Definition.
- 64.04.010 - Conveyances and encumbrances to be by deed.
- 64.04.020 - Requisites of a deed.
- 64.04.030 - Warranty deed -- Form and effect.
- 64.04.040 - Bargain and sale deed -- Form and effect.
- 64.04.050 - Quitclaim deed -- Form and effect.
- 64.04.055 - Deeds for conveyance of apartments under horizontal property regimes act.
- 64.04.060 - Word "heirs" unnecessary.
- 64.04.070 - After acquired title follows deed.
- 64.04.080 - Purchaser of community real property protected by record title.
- 64.04.090 - Private seals abolished.
- 64.04.100 - Private seals abolished -- Validation.
- 64.04.105 - Corporate seals -- Effect of absence from instrument.
- 64.04.120 - Registration of land titles.
- 64.04.130 - Interests in land for purposes of conservation, protection, preservation, etc. -- Ownership by certain entities -- Conveyances.
- 64.04.135 - Criteria for monitoring historical conformance not to exceed those in original donation agreement -- Exception.
- 64.04.140 - Legislative declaration -- Solar energy systems -- Solar easements authorized.
- 64.04.150 - Solar easements -- Definitions.
- 64.04.160 - Solar easements -- Creation.
- 64.04.170 - Interference with solar easement -- Remedies.
- 64.04.175 - Easements established by dedication -- Extinguishing or altering.
- 64.04.180 - Railroad properties as public utility and transportation corridors -- Declaration of availability for public use -- Acquisition of reversionary interest.
- 64.04.190 - Public utility and transportation corridors -- Defined.
- 64.04.200 - Existing rate or charge for energy conservation -- Seller's duty to disclose.
- 64.04.210 - Requests for notice of transfer or encumbrance--Disclosure--Notice to department of social and health services.
- 64.06 - Real property transfers -- Sellers' disclosures.
- 64.06.005 - Definitions.
- 64.06.010 - Application -- Exceptions for certain transfers of real property.
- 64.06.013 - Commercial real estate -- Seller's duty -- Format of disclosure statement -- Minimum information.
- 64.06.015 - Unimproved residential real property -- Seller's duty -- Format of disclosure statement -- Minimum information.
- 64.06.020 - Improved residential real property -- Seller's duty -- Format of disclosure statement -- Minimum information.
- 64.06.021 - Notice regarding sex offenders.
- 64.06.022 - Disclosure of possible proximity to farm.
- 64.06.030 - Delivery of disclosure statement -- Buyer's options -- Time frame.
- 64.06.040 - After delivery of disclosure statement -- Additional information -- Seller's duty -- Buyer's options -- Closing the transaction.
- 64.06.050 - Error, inaccuracy, or omission in disclosure statement -- Actual knowledge -- Liability.
- 64.06.060 - Consumer protection act does not apply.
- 64.06.070 - Buyer's rights or remedies.
- 64.06.900 - Effective date -- 1994 c 200.
- 64.08 - Acknowledgments.
- 64.08.010 - Who may take acknowledgments.
- 64.08.020 - Acknowledgments out of state -- Certificate.
- 64.08.040 - Foreign acknowledgments, who may take.
- 64.08.050 - Certificate of acknowledgment -- Evidence.
- 64.08.060 - Form of certificate for individual.
- 64.08.070 - Form of certificate for corporation.
- 64.08.090 - Authority of superintendents, business managers and officers of correctional institutions to take acknowledgments and administer oaths -- Procedure.
- 64.08.100 - Acknowledgments by persons unable to sign name.
- 64.12 - Waste and trespass.
- 64.12.010 - Waste actionable.
- 64.12.020 - Waste by guardian or tenant, action for.
- 64.12.030 - Injury to or removing trees, etc. -- Damages.
- 64.12.035 - Cutting or removing vegetation -- Electric utility -- Liability -- Definitions.
- 64.12.040 - Mitigating circumstances -- Damages.
- 64.12.050 - Injunction to prevent waste on public land.
- 64.12.060 - Action by occupant of unsurveyed land.
- 64.16 - Alien land law.
- 64.20 - Alienation of land by Indians.
- 64.28 - Joint tenancies.
- 64.28.010 - Joint tenancies with right of survivorship authorized -- Methods of creation -- Creditors' rights saved.
- 64.28.020 - Interest in favor of two or more is interest in common -- Exceptions for joint tenancies, partnerships, trustees, etc. -- Presumption of community property.
- 64.28.030 - Bank deposits, choses in action, community property agreements not affected.
- 64.28.040 - Character of joint tenancy interests held by both spouses or both domestic partners.
- 64.32 - Horizontal property regimes act (Condominiums).
- 64.32.010 - Definitions.
- 64.32.020 - Application of chapter.
- 64.32.030 - Apartments and common areas declared real property.
- 64.32.040 - Ownership and possession of apartments and common areas.
- 64.32.050 - Common areas and facilities.
- 64.32.060 - Compliance with covenants, bylaws and administrative rules and regulations.
- 64.32.070 - Liens or encumbrances -- Enforcement -- Satisfaction.
- 64.32.080 - Common profits and expenses.
- 64.32.090 - Contents of declaration.
- 64.32.100 - Copy of survey map, building plans to be filed -- Contents of plans.
- 64.32.110 - Ordinances, resolutions, or zoning laws -- Construction.
- 64.32.120 - Contents of deeds or other conveyances of apartments.
- 64.32.130 - Mortgages, liens or encumbrances affecting an apartment at time of first conveyance.
- 64.32.140 - Recording.
- 64.32.150 - Removal of property from provisions of chapter.
- 64.32.160 - Removal of property from provisions of chapter -- No bar to subsequent resubmission.
- 64.32.170 - Records and books -- Availability for examination -- Audits.
- 64.32.180 - Exemption from liability for contribution for common expenses prohibited.
- 64.32.190 - Separate assessments and taxation.
- 64.32.200 - Assessments for common expenses -- Enforcement of collection -- Liens and foreclosures -- Liability of mortgagee or purchaser.
- 64.32.210 - Conveyance -- Liability of grantor and grantee for unpaid common expenses.
- 64.32.220 - Insurance.
- 64.32.230 - Destruction or damage to all or part of property -- Disposition.
- 64.32.240 - Actions.
- 64.32.250 - Application of chapter, declaration and bylaws.
- 64.32.900 - Short title.
- 64.32.910 - Construction of term "this chapter."
- 64.32.920 - Severability -- 1963 c 156.
- 64.34 - Condominium act.
- 64.34.005 - Findings -- Intent -- 2004 c 201.
- 64.34.010 - Applicability.
- 64.34.020 - Definitions.
- 64.34.030 - Variation by agreement.
- 64.34.040 - Separate interests -- Taxation.
- 64.34.050 - Local ordinances, regulations, and building codes -- Applicability.
- 64.34.060 - Condemnation.
- 64.34.070 - Law applicable -- General principles.
- 64.34.073 - Application of chapter 64.55 RCW.
- 64.34.080 - Contracts -- Unconscionability.
- 64.34.090 - Obligation of good faith.
- 64.34.100 - Remedies liberally administered.
- 64.34.200 - Creation of condominium.
- 64.34.202 - Reservation of condominium name.
- 64.34.204 - Unit boundaries.
- 64.34.208 - Declaration and bylaws -- Construction and validity.
- 64.34.212 - Description of units.
- 64.34.216 - Contents of declaration.
- 64.34.220 - Leasehold condominiums.
- 64.34.224 - Common element interests, votes, and expenses -- Allocation.
- 64.34.228 - Limited common elements.
- 64.34.232 - Survey maps and plans.
- 64.34.236 - Development rights.
- 64.34.240 - Alterations of units.
- 64.34.244 - Relocation of boundaries -- Adjoining units.
- 64.34.248 - Subdivision of units.
- 64.34.252 - Monuments as boundaries.
- 64.34.256 - Use by declarant.
- 64.34.260 - Easement rights -- Common elements.
- 64.34.264 - Amendment of declaration.
- 64.34.268 - Termination of condominium.
- 64.34.272 - Rights of secured lenders.
- 64.34.276 - Master associations.
- 64.34.278 - Delegation of power to subassociations.
- 64.34.280 - Merger or consolidation.
- 64.34.300 - Unit owners' association -- Organization.
- 64.34.304 - Unit owners' association -- Powers.
- 64.34.308 - Board of directors and officers.
- 64.34.312 - Control of association -- Transfer.
- 64.34.316 - Special declarant rights -- Transfer.
- 64.34.320 - Contracts and leases -- Declarant -- Termination.
- 64.34.324 - Bylaws.
- 64.34.328 - Upkeep of condominium.
- 64.34.332 - Meetings.
- 64.34.336 - Quorums.
- 64.34.340 - Voting -- Proxies.
- 64.34.344 - Tort and contract liability.
- 64.34.348 - Common elements -- Conveyance -- Encumbrance.
- 64.34.352 - Insurance.
- 64.34.354 - Insurance -- Conveyance.
- 64.34.356 - Surplus funds.
- 64.34.360 - Common expenses -- Assessments.
- 64.34.364 - Lien for assessments.
- 64.34.368 - Liens -- General provisions.
- 64.34.372 - Association records -- Funds.
- 64.34.376 - Association as trustee.
- 64.34.380 - Reserve account -- Reserve study -- Annual update.
- 64.34.382 - Reserve study -- Contents.
- 64.34.384 - Reserve account -- Withdrawals.
- 64.34.386 - Reserve study -- Demand by owners -- Study not timely prepared.
- 64.34.388 - Reserve study -- Decision making.
- 64.34.390 - Reserve study -- Reserve account -- Immunity from liability.
- 64.34.392 - Reserve account and study -- Exemption -- Disclosure.
- 64.34.400 - Applicability -- Waiver.
- 64.34.405 - Public offering statement -- Requirements -- Liability.
- 64.34.410 - Public offering statement -- General provisions.
- 64.34.415 - Public offering statement -- Conversion condominiums.
- 64.34.417 - Public offering statement -- Use of single disclosure document.
- 64.34.418 - Public offering statement -- Contract of sale -- Restriction on interest conveyed.
- 64.34.420 - Purchaser's right to cancel.
- 64.34.425 - Resale of unit.
- 64.34.430 - Escrow of deposits.
- 64.34.435 - Release of liens -- Conveyance.
- 64.34.440 - Conversion condominiums -- Notice -- Tenants -- Relocation assistance.
- 64.34.442 - Conversion condominium projects -- Report.
- 64.34.443 - Express warranties of quality.
- 64.34.445 - Implied warranties of quality -- Breach.
- 64.34.450 - Implied warranties of quality -- Exclusion -- Modification -- Disclaimer -- Express written warranty.
- 64.34.452 - Warranties of quality -- Breach -- Actions for construction defect claims.
- 64.34.455 - Effect of violations on rights of action -- Attorney's fees.
- 64.34.460 - Labeling of promotional material.
- 64.34.465 - Improvements -- Declarant's duties.
- 64.34.900 - Short title.
- 64.34.910 - Section captions.
- 64.34.920 - Severability -- 1989 c 43.
- 64.34.921 - Severability -- 2004 c 201.
- 64.34.930 - Effective date -- 1989 c 43.
- 64.34.931 - Effective date -- 2004 c 201 §§ 1-13.
- 64.34.940 - Construction against implicit repeal.
- 64.34.950 - Uniformity of application and construction.
- 64.35 - Condominiums -- Qualified warranties.
- 64.35.105 - Definitions.
- 64.35.106 - Qualified warrantees -- Application of RCW 48.01.040.
- 64.35.110 - No duty to offer a qualified warranty -- Insurer sets terms -- Scope of inquiry -- Conditions.
- 64.35.115 - Attorneys' fees.
- 64.35.120 - Change of ownership -- Coverage transfers.
- 64.35.205 - Qualified warranty -- Remedy and procedure -- Application of chapter 64.50 RCW.
- 64.35.210 - Notice of qualified warranty -- History of claims.
- 64.35.305 - Two-year materials and labor warranty -- Noncompliance with building code.
- 64.35.310 - Five-year building envelope warranty.
- 64.35.315 - Ten-year structural defects warranty.
- 64.35.320 - Beginning dates for warranty coverage.
- 64.35.325 - Beginning dates for warranty coverage -- Special cases -- Declarant control.
- 64.35.330 - Living expense allowance.
- 64.35.335 - Warranty on repairs and replacements.
- 64.35.405 - Provisions a qualified insurer may include.
- 64.35.410 - Authorized exclusions -- General.
- 64.35.415 - Authorized exclusions -- Defects.
- 64.35.420 - Limits on amounts -- Calculation of costs -- Adjustments.
- 64.35.425 - Prohibited policy provisions -- Exclusions.
- 64.35.505 - Failure to provide information -- Conditions or exclusions may not apply.
- 64.35.510 - Schedule of expiration dates must be provided.
- 64.35.515 - Duty to mitigate may be required.
- 64.35.520 - Notice of claim -- Reasonable timeliness and detail -- Contents.
- 64.35.525 - Handling of claim -- Prompt response -- Procedures.
- 64.35.605 - Disputed claim -- Notice -- Mediation procedures -- Duties of parties.
- 64.35.610 - Disputed claim -- Notice -- Arbitration procedures -- Duties of parties.
- 64.35.900 - Captions not law -- 2004 c 201.
- 64.35.901 - Severability -- 2004 c 201.
- 64.36 - Timeshare regulation.
- 64.36.010 - Definitions.
- 64.36.020 - Registration required before advertisement, solicitation, or offer -- Requirements for registration -- Exemption authorized -- Penalties.
- 64.36.025 - Timeshare interest reservation -- Definition -- Registration required -- Promoter's obligations -- Deposits -- Escrow -- Purchaser cancellation rights -- Insolvency prior to completion
- 64.36.028 - Timeshare interest -- Incomplete projects or facilities -- Promoter's obligations -- Funds -- Purchaser's rights.
- 64.36.030 - Application for registration -- Contents.
- 64.36.035 - Applications for registration, consents to service, affidavits, and permits to market -- Authorized signatures required -- Corporate shield disclaimer prohibited.
- 64.36.040 - Application for registration -- When effective.
- 64.36.050 - Timeshare offering -- Duration of registration -- Renewal -- Amendment -- Penalties.
- 64.36.060 - Application for registration -- Acceptance of disclosure documents -- Waiver of information -- Additional information.
- 64.36.070 - Registration as timeshare salesperson required -- Exemption.
- 64.36.081 - Fees.
- 64.36.085 - Inspections of projects -- Identification of inspectors.
- 64.36.090 - Disciplinary action against a timeshare salesperson's application, registration, or license -- Unprofessional conduct.
- 64.36.100 - Disciplinary action -- Unprofessional conduct -- Other conduct, acts, or conditions.
- 64.36.110 - Requirements of transfer of promoter's interest -- Notice to purchaser.
- 64.36.120 - Good faith required -- Provision relieving person from duty prohibited -- Out-of-state jurisdiction or venue designation void.
- 64.36.130 - Impoundment of proceeds from sales authorized -- Establishment of trusts, escrows, etc.
- 64.36.140 - Disclosure document -- Contents.
- 64.36.150 - Disclosure document to prospective purchasers -- Cancellation and refund -- Voidable agreement.
- 64.36.160 - Application of liability provisions.
- 64.36.170 - Noncompliance -- Unfair practice under chapter 19.86 RCW.
- 64.36.185 - Director's powers -- Employment of outside persons for advice on project operating budget -- Reimbursement by promoter -- Notice and hearing.
- 64.36.195 - Assurances of discontinuance -- Violation of assurance constitutes unprofessional conduct.
- 64.36.200 - Cease and desist order -- Notification -- Hearing.
- 64.36.210 - Unlawful acts -- Penalties.
- 64.36.220 - Injunction, restraining order, writ of mandamus -- Costs and attorney's fees -- Penalties -- Appointment of receiver or conservator.
- 64.36.225 - Liability of registrant or applicant for costs of proceedings.
- 64.36.240 - Liability for violation of chapter.
- 64.36.250 - Appointment of director to receive service -- Requirements for effective service.
- 64.36.260 - Certain acts not constituting findings or approval by the director -- Certain representations unlawful.
- 64.36.270 - Rules, forms, and orders -- Interpretive opinions.
- 64.36.290 - Application of chapters 21.20, 58.19, and 19.105 RCW -- Exemption of certain camping and outdoor recreation enterprises.
- 64.36.310 - Copy of advertisement to be filed with director before publication -- Application of chapter limited.
- 64.36.320 - Free gifts, awards, and prizes -- Security arrangement required of promisor -- Other requirements -- Private causes of action.
- 64.36.330 - Membership lists available for members and owners -- Conditions -- Exclusion of members' names from list -- Commercial use of list.
- 64.36.340 - Uniform regulation of business and professions act.
- 64.36.900 - Short title.
- 64.36.901 - Severability -- 1983 1st ex.s. c 22.
- 64.38 - Homeowners' associations.
- 64.38.005 - Intent.
- 64.38.010 - Definitions.
- 64.38.015 - Association membership.
- 64.38.020 - Association powers.
- 64.38.025 - Board of directors -- Standard of care -- Restrictions -- Budget -- Removal from board.
- 64.38.028 - Removal of discriminatory provisions in governing documents -- Procedure.
- 64.38.030 - Association bylaws.
- 64.38.033 - Flag of the United States -- Outdoor display -- Governing documents.
- 64.38.034 - Political yard signs--Governing documents.
- 64.38.035 - Association meetings -- Notice -- Board of directors.
- 64.38.040 - Quorum for meeting.
- 64.38.045 - Financial and other records -- Property of association -- Copies -- Examination -- Annual financial statement -- Accounts.
- 64.38.050 - Violation -- Remedy -- Attorneys' fees.
- 64.38.055 - Governing documents -- Solar panels.
- 64.38.060 - Adult family homes.
- 64.40 - Property rights -- Damages from governmental actions.
- 64.44 - Contaminated properties.
- 64.44.005 - Legislative finding.
- 64.44.010 - Definitions.
- 64.44.020 - Reporting -- Warning -- Notice -- Duties of local health officer.
- 64.44.030 - Order declaring property unfit and prohibiting use -- Notice -- Hearing -- Emergency order.
- 64.44.040 - Orders declaring property unfit and prohibiting use -- City, county action -- Entrance upon property prohibited.
- 64.44.045 - Vehicle and vessel titles -- Notice of contamination or decontamination -- Penalty.
- 64.44.050 - Decontamination, demolition, or disposal by owner -- Requirements and procedure -- Costs -- Decontamination timeline.
- 64.44.060 - Certification of contractors, supervisors, or workers -- Denial, suspension, revocation, or restrictions on certificate -- Penalties -- Fees -- Decontamination account.
- 64.44.070 - Rules and standards -- Chapter administration, property decontamination.
- 64.44.075 - Annual evaluation and inspection of decontamination projects.
- 64.44.080 - Civil liability -- Immunity.
- 64.44.900 - Application -- Other remedies.
- 64.44.901 - Severability -- 1990 c 213.
- 64.50 - Construction defect claims.
- 64.50.005 - Finding -- Intent.
- 64.50.010 - Definitions.
- 64.50.020 - Construction defect action -- Notice of claim -- Response -- Procedure for negotiations -- Commencing an action.
- 64.50.030 - List of known construction defects -- Requirements -- Time limits.
- 64.50.040 - Construction defect action brought by a board of directors -- Notice.
- 64.50.050 - Construction professional right to offer to cure defects -- Notice to homeowner.
- 64.50.060 - Interpretation of chapter regarding certain relationships and rights.
- 64.55 - Construction defect disputes--Multiunit residential buildings.
- 64.55.005 - Application.
- 64.55.010 - Definitions.
- 64.55.020 - Building permit application--Submission of design documents.
- 64.55.030 - Inspection required.
- 64.55.040 - Inspectors--Qualifications.
- 64.55.050 - Scope of inspection--Definition.
- 64.55.060 - Certification--Certificate of occupancy.
- 64.55.070 - Inspector, architect, and engineer--No private right of action or basis for liability against.
- 64.55.080 - Inspector's report or testimony--No evidentiary presumption--Admissibility.
- 64.55.090 - Sale of condominium unit subject to compliance--Inspection alternative.
- 64.55.100 - Arbitration--Election--Number of arbitrators--Qualifications--Trial de novo.
- 64.55.110 - Case schedule plan--Deadlines.
- 64.55.120 - Mandatory mediation.
- 64.55.130 - Appointment of neutral expert--Qualifications--Duties--Admissibility of report or testimony.
- 64.55.140 - Payment of arbitrators, mediators, and neutral experts.
- 64.55.150 - Subcontractors and suppliers--When party to arbitration.
- 64.55.160 - Offers of judgment--Costs and fees.
- 64.55.900 - Captions not law--2005 c 456.
- 64.55.901 - Effective date--2005 c 456.
- 64.70 - Uniform environmental covenants act.
- 64.70.005 - Findings -- National uniform legislation.
- 64.70.010 - Short title.
- 64.70.015 - Application -- Construction -- 2007 c 104.
- 64.70.020 - Definitions.
- 64.70.030 - Interests in real property -- Subordination.
- 64.70.040 - Covenants -- Contents -- Agency discretion -- Local land use consideration.
- 64.70.050 - Covenants -- Enforceability.
- 64.70.060 - Use of real property -- Chapter application.
- 64.70.070 - Covenants -- Providing copies.
- 64.70.080 - Covenants -- Recording and priority of interests.
- 64.70.090 - Covenant -- Duration -- Court action.
- 64.70.100 - Covenant -- Amendment or termination by consent.
- 64.70.110 - Violations -- Civil actions -- Regulatory authority under chapter -- Liability.
- 64.70.120 - Covenants -- Registry -- Information contained.
- 64.70.130 - Electronic signatures in global and national commerce act.
- 64.70.900 - Severability -- 2007 c 104.
- RCW Dispositions
- Notes