The following Washington State and City of Seattle legislation will impact every association and homeowner in these geographies. Please share with your community and contact your legislator(s). Make your voice count by engaging!
- HB1054 – Housing for Unrelated Persons in CICs
- As currently drafted, this legislation will impact your association by allowing every owner to lease their unit — even studio units less than 500sqft — to 8 or more unrelated people up to the legal limit based on floor area.
- HB1199 – Licensed Child Care in CICs
- As currently drafted, this legislation will impact your association by allowing licensed child care centers to operate in *any unit.*
- HB1569 – Protecting Homeowners in CICs
- This pivotal legislation will provide more mechanisms for homeowners to hold their associations accountable.
- Passed the Housing Committee 9-4 on 2/9 (watch at 33:45).
- SB5727 – Protecting Homeowners in CICs
- This legislation is similar and even more robust than HB1569 (above) in providing improved protections for homeowners to hold their associations accountable.
- Senate Law & Justice Committee hears testimony Monday, February 13 @ 10:30am
- HB1507 – Fair Housing Training for Board Members in CICs
- Required fair housing training for CIC board members and officers.
- Passed the Housing Committee unanimously on 2/9 (watch at 31:30)
- Seattle Building Emissions Performance Standards (BEPS)
- Your property will be required to reach NET ZERO emissions at *any cost.* Achieving these standards will cost millions of dollars per property.
- The above Call to Action is still a work in progress, but paints a picture of the pain this legislation will entail.
- Please DO NOT start hiring consultants to work on non-final requirements!
- Please contact your Seattle City Council Members and OSE (see link above).
- N.B. CAI organized an information session on 2/9 where RDH and others encouraged associations to hire consultants now to help them plan to meet Seattle BEPS requirements that are NOT final and that will require SEPA review.