Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 64.34.200 (2026)

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(1) A condominium may be created pursuant to this chapter only by recording a declaration executed by the owner of the interest subject to this chapter in the same manner as a deed and by simultaneously recording a survey map and plans pursuant to RCW 64.34.232. The declaration and survey map and plans must be recorded in every county in which any portion of the condominium is located, and the condominium shall not have the same name as any other existing condominium, whether created under this chapter or under chapter 64.32 RCW, in any county in which the condominium is located.

(2) A declaration or an amendment to a declaration adding units to a condominium may not be recorded unless (a) all structural components and mechanical systems of all buildings containing or comprising any units thereby created are substantially completed as evidenced by a recorded certificate of completion executed by the declarant which certificate may be included in the declaration or the amendment, the survey map and plans to be recorded pursuant to RCW 64.34.232, or a separately recorded written instrument, and (b) all horizontal and vertical boundaries of such units are substantially completed in accordance with the plans required to be recorded by RCW 64.34.232, as evidenced by a recorded certificate of completion executed by a licensed surveyor.

[ 1992 c 220 s 4; 1990 c 166 s 2; 1989 c 43 s 2-101.]

Notes:

Effective date—1990 c 166: See note following RCW 64.34.020.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 1997–2016 · leading case: Marina Cove Condo. Owners Ass'n v. Isabella Estates, 34 P.3d 870 (Wash. Ct. App. 2001).

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Marina Cove Condo. Owners Ass'n v. Isabella Estates, 34 P.3d 870 (Wash. Ct. App. 2001). “See RCW 64.34.200(1) (requiring formation of condominium by filing of declaration, which includes provisions regarding the name of the project, the unit boundaries, legal descriptions, creation of a homeowners association, insurance provisions, etc.”

Granville Condo. Homeowners Ass'n v. Kuehner, 312 P.3d 702 (Wash. Ct. App. 2013). “” RCW 64.34.200(1) provides that a “condominium may be created pursuant to [the Washington Condominium Act] only by recording a declaration.”

Puyallup Ridge, LLC v. Courtney Ridge Est. Owners Ass'n (Wash. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “47843-9-II RCW 64.34.200(1). A condominium declaration is like a deed, which we review as a mixed question of law and fact.”

Ass'n v. Isabella Estates, 34 P.3d 870 (Wash. Ct. App. 2001). “[2] See RCW 64.34.200(1) (requiring formation of condominium by filing of declaration, which includes provisions regarding the name of the project, the unit boundaries, legal descriptions, creation of a homeowners association, insurance provisions, etc.”

Strauss v. City of Sedro-Woolley, 944 P.2d 1088 (Wash. Ct. App. 1997). “Pursuant to RCW 64.34.200, governing the conversion of property to condominium status, appellants filed a number of documents with the Skagit County Auditor, including a condominium declaration, survey map, and "as built” plans.”

— Wash. Rev. Code § 64.34.200(1) — 4 cases

Puyallup Ridge, LLC v. Courtney Ridge Est. Owners Ass'n (Wash. Ct. App. 2016). “47843-9-II RCW 64.34.200(1). A condominium declaration is like a deed, which we review as a mixed question of law and fact.”

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