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Wash. Rev. Code § 64.32.070 (2026)

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(1) Subsequent to recording the declaration as provided in this chapter, and while the property remains subject to this chapter, no lien shall thereafter arise or be effective against the property. During such period, liens or encumbrances shall arise or be created only against each apartment and the percentage of undivided interest in the common areas and facilities and appurtenant to such apartment in the same manner and under the same conditions in every respect as liens or encumbrances may arise or be created upon or against any other separate parcel of real property subject to individual ownership: PROVIDED, That no labor performed or materials furnished with the consent of or at the request of the owner of any apartment, or such owner's agent, contractor, or subcontractor, shall be the basis for the filing of a lien against any other apartment or any other property of any other apartment owner not expressly consenting to or requesting the same, except that such express consent shall be deemed to be given by any apartment owner in the case of emergency repairs. Labor performed or materials furnished for the common areas and facilities, if authorized by the association of apartment owners, the manager or board of directors shall be deemed to be performed or furnished with the express consent of each apartment owner and shall be the basis for the filing of a lien against each of the apartments and shall be subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of this section.
(2) In the event a lien against two or more apartments becomes effective, the apartment owners of the separate apartments may remove their apartment and the percentage of undivided interest in the common areas and facilities appurtenant to such apartment from the lien by payment of the fractional or proportional amounts attributable to each of the apartments affected. Such individual payments shall be computed by reference to the percentages appearing on the declaration. Subsequent to any such payment, discharge, or satisfaction, the apartment and the percentage of undivided interest in the common areas and facilities appurtenant thereto shall thereafter be free and clear of the liens so paid, satisfied, or discharged. Such partial payment, satisfaction, or discharge shall not prevent the lienor from proceeding to enforce his or her rights against any apartment and the percentage of undivided interest in the common areas and facilities appurtenant thereto not so paid, satisfied, or discharged.
[ 2012 c 117 s 199; 1963 c 156 s 7.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1981–2025 · leading case: Nelson v. Great Nw. Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass'n, 679 P.2d 953 (Wash. Ct. App. 1984).
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Nelson v. Great Nw. Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass'n, 679 P.2d 953 (Wash. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 4× “In contending they had a right to pay off their pro rata share of the obligation secured by the deed of trust and thus leave their apartment unaffected by the foreclosure proceedings, the Coles rely upon RCW 64.32.070, 2 which provides in part as follows: (2) In the event a lien…”
Rainier Pac. Supply, Inc. v. Gray, 633 P.2d 1355 (Wash. Ct. App. 1981). · cites it 3× “In his memorandum opinion, the trial judge reasoned as follows: RCW 64.32.070 provides in pertinent part as follows: "(1) Subsequent to recording the declaration as provided in this chapter, and while the property remains subject to this chapter, no lien shall arise or be effec…”
Denise Brackett Woodley v. Style Corp. D/b/a (Wash. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “78 RCW 64.32.070; see RCW 64.34.368(1) (‘[A] judgment for money against the association perfected under RCW 4.”
Nelson v. Great Nw Fed., 679 P.2d 953 (Wash. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 4× “In contending they had a right to pay off their pro rata share of the obligation secured by the deed of trust and thus leave their apartment unaffected by the foreclosure proceedings, the Coles rely upon RCW 64.32.070, [2] which provides in part as follows: (2) In the event a…”
Skanska Usa Bldg. Inc., V. 1200 Howell Street, Llc (Wash. Ct. App. 2025). “at 343 ; see RCW 64.32.070(1). In Rainier Pac. Supply, Division One has addressed a case where a claim to foreclose a lien “contained only the legal description of the land on which the condominium was located,” where the lien was recorded before the condominium declaration…”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 64.32.070(1) — 1 case
Skanska Usa Bldg. Inc., V. 1200 Howell Street, Llc (Wash. Ct. App. 2025). “at 343 ; see RCW 64.32.070(1). In Rainier Pac. Supply, Division One has addressed a case where a claim to foreclose a lien “contained only the legal description of the land on which the condominium was located,” where the lien was recorded before the condominium declaration…”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 64.32.070(2) — 1 case
Rainier Pac. Supply, Inc. v. Gray, 633 P.2d 1355 (Wash. Ct. App. 1981). “In his memorandum opinion, the trial judge reasoned as follows: RCW 64.32.070 provides in pertinent part as follows: "(1) Subsequent to recording the declaration as provided in this chapter, and while the property remains subject to this chapter, no lien shall arise or be effec…”
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