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February 5th, 2026
Bridget Bryck

With the WRIA 1 adjudication claim filing deadline approaching, you may be hearing more about permit-exempt wells, especially if you live on rural land in Whatcom County and use a private well as your water source. You may be asking yourself: what is a permit exempt well, how do I know if I have one,…

December 9th, 2025
Christopher Carr

Let’s say you own a large yard, and you have a shed in the back. You have plenty of room in the shed, so like the friendly, courteous neighbor you are, you decide to allow your neighbor to store his lawnmower there. Well, a decade goes by and your neighbor uses the shed for storage…

November 18th, 2025
Ying-Hsuan Wu

Codified in Chapter 64.90 RCW, the Washington Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act (WUCIOA) establishes comprehensive rules for common interest communities—including condominiums, planned communities, and cooperatives—formed on or after its effective date of July 1, 2018. While full compliance for previously established community associations was originally required by January 1, 2028, the passage of Senate Bill…

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