(1) A public offering statement shall contain the
following information:
(a) The name and address of the condominium;
(b) The name and address of the declarant;
(c) The name and address of the management company, if any;
(d) The relationship of the management company to the
declarant, if any;
(e) A list of up to the five most recent condominium
projects completed by the declarant or an affiliate of the
declarant within the past five years, including the names of the
condominiums, their addresses, and the number of existing units
in each. For the purpose of this section, a condominium is
"completed" when any one unit therein has been rented or sold;
(f) The nature of the interest being offered for sale;
(g) A brief description of the permitted uses and use
restrictions pertaining to the units and the common elements;
(h) A brief description of the restrictions, if any, on the
renting or leasing of units by the declarant or other unit
owners, together with the rights, if any, of the declarant to
rent or lease at least a majority of units;
(i) The number of existing units in the condominium and the
maximum number of units that may be added to the condominium;
(j) A list of the principal common amenities in the
condominium which materially affect the value of the condominium
and those that will or may be added to the condominium;
(k) A list of the limited common elements assigned to the
units being offered for sale;
(l) The identification of any real property not in the
condominium, the owner of which has access to any of the common
elements, and a description of the terms of such access;
(m) The identification of any real property not in the
condominium to which unit owners have access and a description of
the terms of such access;
(n) The status of construction of the units and common
elements, including estimated dates of completion if not
completed;
(o) The estimated current common expense liability for the
units being offered;
(p) An estimate of any payment with respect to the common
expense liability for the units being offered which will be due
at closing;
(q) The estimated current amount and purpose of any fees not
included in the common expenses and charged by the declarant or
the association for the use of any of the common elements;
(r) Any assessments which have been agreed to or are known
to the declarant and which, if not paid, may constitute a lien
against any units or common elements in favor of any governmental
agency;
(s) The identification of any parts of the condominium,
other than the units, which any individual owner will have the
responsibility for maintaining;
(t) If the condominium involves a conversion condominium,
the information required by RCW 64.34.415;
(u) Whether timesharing is restricted or prohibited, and if
restricted, a general description of such restrictions;
(v) A list of all development rights reserved to the
declarant and all special declarant rights reserved to the
declarant, together with the dates such rights must terminate,
and a copy of or reference by recording number to any recorded
transfer of a special declarant right;
(w) A description of any material differences in terms of
furnishings, fixtures, finishes, and equipment between any model
unit available to the purchaser at the time the agreement for
sale is executed and the unit being offered;
(x) Any liens on real property to be conveyed to the
association required to be disclosed pursuant to RCW 64.34.435(2)(b);
(y) A list of any physical hazards known to the declarant
which particularly affect the condominium or the immediate
vicinity in which the condominium is located and which are not
readily ascertainable by the purchaser;
(z) A brief description of any construction warranties to be
provided to the purchaser;
(aa) Any building code violation citations received by the
declarant in connection with the condominium which have not been
corrected;
(bb) A statement of any unsatisfied judgments or pending
suits against the association, a statement of the status of any
pending suits material to the condominium of which the declarant
has actual knowledge, and a statement of any litigation brought
by an owners' association, unit owner, or governmental entity in
which the declarant or any affiliate of the declarant has been a
defendant, arising out of the construction, sale, or
administration of any condominium within the previous five years,
together with the results thereof, if known;
(cc) Any rights of first refusal to lease or purchase any
unit or any of the common elements;
(dd) The extent to which the insurance provided by the
association covers furnishings, fixtures, and equipment located
in the unit;
(ee) A notice which describes a purchaser's right to cancel
the purchase agreement or extend the closing under RCW 64.34.420,
including applicable time frames and procedures;
(ff) Any reports or statements required by RCW 64.34.415 or 64.34.440(6)(a). RCW 64.34.415 shall apply to the public
offering statement of a condominium in connection with which a
final certificate of occupancy was issued more than sixty
calendar months prior to the preparation of the public offering
statement whether or not the condominium is a conversion
condominium as defined in RCW 64.34.020(10);
(gg) A list of the documents which the prospective purchaser
is entitled to receive from the declarant before the rescission
period commences;
(hh) A notice which states: A purchaser may not rely on any
representation or express warranty unless it is contained in the
public offering statement or made in writing signed by the
declarant or by any person identified in the public offering
statement as the declarant's agent;
(ii) A notice which states: This public offering statement
is only a summary of some of the significant aspects of
purchasing a unit in this condominium and the condominium
documents are complex, contain other important information, and
create binding legal obligations. You should consider seeking
the assistance of legal counsel;
(jj) Any other information and cross-references which the
declarant believes will be helpful in describing the condominium
to the recipients of the public offering statement, all of which
may be included or not included at the option of the declarant;
(kk) A notice that addresses compliance or noncompliance
with the housing for older persons act of 1995, P.L. 104-76, as
enacted on December 28, 1995;
(ll) A notice that is substantially in the form required by
RCW 64.50.050;
(mm) A statement, as required by RCW 64.35.210, as to
whether the units or common elements of the condominium are
covered by a qualified warranty, and a history of claims under
any such warranty; and
(nn) A statement that the building enclosure has been
designed and inspected as required by RCW 64.55.010 through 64.55.090, and, if required, repaired in accordance with the
requirements of RCW 64.55.090.
(2) The public offering statement shall include copies of
each of the following documents: The declaration, the survey map
and plans, the articles of incorporation of the association,
bylaws of the association, rules and regulations, if any, current
or proposed budget for the association, the balance sheet of the
association current within ninety days if assessments have been
collected for ninety days or more, and the inspection and repair
report or reports prepared in accordance with the requirements of
RCW 64.55.090.
If any of the foregoing documents listed in this subsection
are not available because they have not been executed, adopted,
or recorded, drafts of such documents shall be provided with the
public offering statement, and, before closing the sale of a
unit, the purchaser shall be given copies of any material changes
between the draft of the proposed documents and the final
documents.
(3) The disclosures required by subsection (1)(g), (k), (s),
(u), (v), and (cc) of this section shall also contain a reference
to specific sections in the condominium documents which further
explain the information disclosed.
(4) The disclosures required by subsection (1)(ee), (hh),
(ii), and (ll) of this section shall be located at the top of the
first page of the public offering statement and be typed or
printed in ten-point bold face type size.
(5) A declarant shall promptly amend the public offering
statement to reflect any material change in the information
required by this section.
[2005 c 456 § 19; 2004 c 201 § 11; 2002 c 323 § 10; 1997 c 400 § 1; 1992 c 220 § 21; 1989 c 43 § 4-103.]
NOTES:
Captions not law -- Effective date--2005 c 456: See RCW 64.55.900 and 64.55.901.