A management company is contracted by the Board of Directors to provide such services as: Collection of assessments, supervision of subcontractors, obtaining bids for subcontracted services, providing financial statements and collection reports, as well as a general clearing house for problem solving, communications with homeowners and the Board of Directors and to service in an advisor capacity. The management company reports directly to the Board and all decision are made by a majority vote of the Board of Directors. The management company may be reached online through the Management Office page on this website or by phone from the number listed on the Contact Us page on this site. The management company may be reached online at customerservice@nwmgmtgroup.com or by phone at 425-551-4800.

The Bylaws are the guidelines for the operation of the non-profit corporation. The Bylaws define the duties of the various offices of the Board of Directors, the terms of the Directors, the membership’s voting rights, required meetings and notices of meetings, and the principal office of the Association, as well as other specific items that are necessary to run the Association as a business. The Bylaws for the association may be viewed online through the homeowner’s portal.

The Homeowner’s Association is a corporation and therefore a governing body that is required to oversee its business. The Board of Directors is elected by the homeowners, or as otherwise specified in the bylaws. The limitations and restrictions of the powers of the Board of Directors is outlined in the Association governing documents found within the homeowner’s portal.

Most associations have developed Rules and Regulations as provided for in the CC&Rs and adopted by the Board of Directors. Rules are established to provide direction to the homeowners for common courtesies with regard to parking, vehicles, pets and pool use hours, etc. In addition, your Association will adopt Architectural Guidelines wit procedures for submitting request to make exterior changes and additions. These rules and guidelines are set up to maintain the aesthetic value and integrity of the community on behalf of all owners, and hopefully protect the market value of your investment as well. Violations of these rules may result in action by the Board of Directors and a fine. In addition, if you proceed with an exterior improvement or change, without written approval of the Board of Directors, or Architectural Committee, as applicable, you will be required 6to remove or correct6 the alteration and/or be fined for the violation.

Yes. Notice of the time and place of any regular board meeting will be provided.

The assessment is the periodic amount due from each homeowner to cover the operating expenses of the common area and provide for reserve funds for replacement of common facilities in future years. Your assessment are usually due on the first of the month. Statements will be sent for assessments as a reminder of the amount due and when due.

The maintenance and management services incurred by the Association are dependent upon timely receipt of the assessments dues from each homeowner. Late payments will result in a late charge as assessments are usually due on the first of the month. In addition, the CC&Rs allows the association to charge late charges and interest and proceed with a lien on your property, or foreclosure proceeding for nonpayment of assessments.

This is a common issue and there are several steps you can take to improve your meetings. It is best to have scheduled Homeowners forum. Remember you are running a corporation and in the State of Washington and as such, you have numerous issues that must be handled, by law. It’s a big responsibility.

We recommend that the board begin to set the state by clearly publishing the following on top of the agenda.

Next, schedule the Homeowners Forum on the agenda. There are pros and cons to doing it at the beginning or end of the meeting, so that is an individual board’s preference.