WashingtonWashington law lists records home sale certificates must include
Owners provide buyers a resale certificate with association records and details about fees, finances, repairs, and charging stations.
What it does
The resale certificate gives buyers association records, including its latest available financial audit and reserve study. If there is no current reserve study, it must warn buyers about possible special charges for major repairs.
An association must provide a requested resale certificate within 10 days. It may charge up to $275 to prepare one and up to $100 for an update requested within six months.
The resale certificate describes charging station requirements for the unit or its assigned common areas, including application status, insurance, upkeep responsibilities, and costs.
Argument forBuyers may learn about an association’s finances, planned major repairs, and charging station costs before deciding whether to buy.
Argument againstThe fee limits could make it harder for associations to recover the costs of preparing certificates, especially when owners request updates.
More detail
An owner must give the buyer a resale certificate with the listed association records and disclosures. The certificate is for a unit being sold in a common interest community. The certificate must include the most recent available financial audit and a copy of the most current reserve study. If the association lacks a current reserve study, the certificate must include a warning about the risk of special charges for major repairs. The owner must provide the certificate before the sale contract is signed or, if that does not happen, before the unit is transferred.
An association must provide an owner with a resale certificate after a request. An owner may request the certificate for a unit in a common interest community. The association may charge up to $275 to prepare the certificate and up to $100 to update it within six months of the owner’s earlier request. It may not charge extra for documents kept electronically on an available website, portal, or application, or require the owner to use a third party to pay for or receive the certificate. The 10-day period begins when the association receives the owner’s request.
The resale certificate must describe requirements for electric vehicle charging stations. The disclosure covers stations in the unit being sold or in limited common areas assigned to it. The description must cover application status, insurance, maintenance responsibilities, and costs. The information is provided with the resale certificate before the sale contract is signed or, if later, before the unit is transferred.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Mar 24Effective date 6/11/2026.Latest
- Mar 24Chapter 194, 2026 Laws.Major
- Mar 24Governor Bob Ferguson signed.Became Law
- Mar 12Delivered to Governor.To Governor
- Mar 11President signed.Major
- Vote recorded Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#6). Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 11Speaker signed.Passed Senate
- Mar 11Passed final passage; yeas, 61; nays, 34; absent, 0; excused, 3.Passed House
- Mar 11House concurred in Senate amendments.
- Mar 4Third reading, passed; yeas, 39; nays, 9; absent, 0; excused, 1.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#15). Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 4Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.Minor
- Mar 4Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- Feb 24Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.Minor
- Feb 19Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- Feb 18HSG - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).Minor
- Feb 18Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Housing at 10:30 AM.
- Feb 4Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing at 10:30 AM.
- Jan 19First reading, referred to Housing.Minor
- Jan 15Third reading, passed; yeas, 85; nays, 12; absent, 0; excused, 1.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#3). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 15Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.Minor
- Jan 15Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- Jan 151st substitute bill substituted (HOUS 25).Major
- Jan 13Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.Minor
- Jan 12By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- 2025
- Feb 14Referred to Rules 2 Review.Minor
- Feb 11Minority; without recommendation.Minor
- Feb 11HOUS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.Major
- Feb 11Executive action taken in the House Committee on Housing at 4:00 PM.
- Feb 4Public hearing in the House Committee on Housing at 4:00 PM.
- Feb 3Public hearing in the House Committee on Housing at 1:30 PM.
- Jan 22First reading, referred to Housing.Introduced
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