In 2006, the Washington legislature established a committee to study the problems facing owners in non-condo HOAs and to come up with recommendations on revisions to the Homeowners’ Associations Act. The Homeowners Act Committee was charged with reviewing the Act, the Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act and considering specific problems faced by Washington HOAs such as disclosures to buyers in an HOA, alternative dispute resolution for HOA/owner disputes and methods for amending CC&Rs, among other issues. 

On January 9, 2008, the Committee issued its final report. Read the full report here. As of the date of this article, no bill has been introduced relating to the committee’s recommendations.