Washington HOA Meeting Notice Calculator — RCW 64.90.395 (WUCIOA) & RCW 64.38.025 (HOA Act)

Under RCW 64.90.395, WUCIOA requires: (1) Annual meetings — notice not less than 10 days and not more than 90 days before the meeting; (2) Special meetings — notice not less than 10 days before; (3) Board meetings — notice not less than 48 hours (2 days) before. The notice must state the time, place, and purpose of the meeting. For owner meetings, notice must be given to every unit owner. Emergency board meetings may be held without advance notice if a quorum of directors is present or participates, but most routine business should follow the 48-hour requirement.

WUCIOA (RCW 64.90.395) requires 48-hour (2-day) advance notice for board meetings. The HOA Act (RCW 64.38.025) requires 3-day advance notice for board meetings. WUCIOA's 48-hour period is shorter — but both require actual advance notice. Under WUCIOA, if the association's governing documents require a longer period than 48 hours, the governing documents control. Under the HOA Act, if the declaration requires a different period, the declaration typically controls.

No. The 90-day maximum under RCW 64.90.395 (WUCIOA) and RCW 64.38.025 (HOA Act) applies to OWNER meetings (annual and special) — not board meetings. The policy rationale is that giving too much advance notice for an annual meeting may cause confusion about the agenda, which can change between notice and meeting. Board meetings have only minimum notice requirements (48 hours for WUCIOA; 3 days for HOA Act) with no maximum.

A deficient meeting notice can render actions taken at the meeting voidable — particularly for important votes like special assessments, budget adoption, or director elections. An owner who did not receive adequate notice may challenge the action taken at the meeting. The remedy typically requires a new meeting with proper notice to re-take the challenged action. To avoid this, associations should track notice dates carefully for each meeting and confirm compliance before proceeding. Under WUCIOA, defects in the annual meeting process can affect the validity of director elections and budget adoptions for the entire year.

Yes. The statutory notice minimums (and the annual/special-meeting maximums) are floors and ceilings set by Washington law, but many declarations and bylaws impose additional requirements — for example, requiring a 20-day or 30-day notice for annual meetings, or requiring notice by both mail and email. When the governing documents are more restrictive than the statute, the governing documents govern. The calculator evaluates statutory compliance only; check the declaration and bylaws for any additional requirements that may apply to your association.