(1) Except for sales or
other dispositions listed in RCW 64.34.400(2), no declarant may
convey a condominium unit that may be occupied for residential
use in a multiunit residential building without first complying
with the requirements of RCW 64.55.005 through 64.55.080 unless
the building enclosure of the building in which such unit is
included is inspected by a qualified building enclosure
inspector, and:
(a) The inspection includes such intrusive or other testing,
such as the removal of siding or other building enclosure
materials, that the inspector believes, in his or her
professional judgment, is necessary to ascertain the manner in
which the building enclosure was constructed;
(b) The inspection evaluates, to the extent reasonably
ascertainable and in the professional judgment of the inspector,
the present condition of the building enclosure including whether
such condition has adversely affected or will adversely affect
the performance of the building enclosure to waterproof,
weatherproof, or otherwise protect the building or its components
from water or moisture intrusion. "Adversely affect" has the
same meaning as provided in RCW 64.34.445(7);
(c) The inspection report includes recommendations for
repairs to the building enclosure that, in the professional
judgment of the qualified building inspector, are necessary to:
(i) Repair a design or construction defect in the building
enclosure that results in the failure of the building enclosure
to perform its intended function and allows unintended water
penetration not caused by flooding; and (ii) repair damage caused
by such a defect that has an adverse effect as provided in RCW 64.34.445(7);
(d) With respect to a building that would be a multiunit
residential building but for the recording of a sale prohibition
covenant and unless more than five years have elapsed since the
date such covenant was recorded, all repairs to the building
enclosure recommended pursuant to (c) of this subsection have
been made; and
(e) The declarant provides as part of the public offering
statement, consistent with RCW 64.34.410 (1)(nn) and (2) and64.34.415
(1)(b), an inspection and repair report signed by the
qualified building enclosure inspector that identifies:
(i) The extent of the inspection performed pursuant to this
section;
(ii) The information obtained as a result of that
inspection; and
(iii) The manner in which any repairs required by this
section were performed, the scope of those repairs, and the names
of the persons performing those repairs.
(2) Failure to deliver the inspection and repair report in
violation of this section constitutes a failure to deliver a
public offering statement for purposes of chapter 64.34 RCW.
[2005 c 456 § 10.]