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Sudden Valley directors receive legal and parliamentary training as state HOA law changes loom
Summary
At a board orientation session, attorney Richard Davis reviewed Washington HOA law changes and governance duties; parliamentarian Paul McClintock covered meeting procedure and the board—hair nd parliamentarian roles. Directors were urged to update governing documents ahead of January 1, 2028, statutory changes.
Richard Davis, an attorney with CSD Law, and parliamentarian Paul McClintock led an orientation for the Sudden Valley Community Association Board of Directors that emphasized directorslegal duties, upcoming statewide statutory changes, and practical meeting rules.
Davis told directors their roles include fiduciary duties, a duty of disclosure and a requirement to exercise the care of an ordinarily prudent person; he also reviewed which state statutes now govern HOAs and which new provisions directors should plan to address in governing documents.
Davis said the association is currently governed by the HOA act identified in the discussion as "6438" and by the nonprofit corporation statute referenced in the presentation (noted in the session as "24038"). He…
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