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Please check out our latest article on WUCIOA in 2026:

Changes to Association Governance Coming in 2026 - Brandt Law Group We all know that the Washington Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act (“WUCIOA”) will become fully applicable to all community associations in Washington in 2028, regardless of when the associations were established. However, in January 2026, certain key provisions of WUCIOA will become applicab...

Here's an update regarding the reporting deadline (NOW January 13, 2025) under the CTA:

CTA BREAKING NEWS: Filing Requirements Reinstated with Deadline Extensions
By Dawn Bauman, CAE and Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq. on Dec 23, 2024

On Dec. 23rd, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay over the injunction issued by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas earlier this month, and issued a court order reinstating the January 1, 2025, beneficial ownership information (BOI) filing deadline under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) for applicable community associations required to file under federal statute.
Given this late-breaking federal court development, FinCEN has extended reporting deadlines as follows:
• Reporting companies that were created or registered prior to January 1, 2024 have until January 13, 2025 to file their initial beneficial ownership information reports with FinCEN. (These companies would otherwise have been required to report by January 1, 2025.)
• Reporting companies created or registered in the United States on or after September 4, 2024 that had a filing deadline between December 3, 2024 and December 23, 2024 have until January 13, 2025 to file their initial beneficial ownership information reports with FinCEN.
• Reporting companies created or registered in the United States on or after December 3, 2024 and on or before December 23, 2024 have an additional 21 days from their original filing deadline to file their initial beneficial ownership information reports with FinCEN.
• Reporting companies that qualify for disaster relief may have extended deadlines that fall beyond January 13, 2025. These companies should abide by whichever deadline falls later.
• Reporting companies that are created or registered in the United States on or after January 1, 2025 have 30 days to file their initial beneficial ownership information reports with FinCEN after receiving actual or public notice that their creation or registration is effective.
Learn more regarding FinCEN’s reporting deadline extensions here.
This continues to be a developing matter, but at the time of this communication applicable community associations should proceed to file their BOI reports in compliance with their applicable FinCEN deadline extension.
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals court order can be read here. This order is still not a final ruling on the CTA’s constitutionality. The Fifth Circuit also ordered that the appeal in this lawsuit be expedited to the next available oral argument panel.
CAI is continuing to track movements in the federal courts over CTA challenges and contacted the United States Department of Treasury today urging this administrative deadline extension due to the chaos and confusion created by these recent court rulings, Congress deciding NOT to take legislative action to extend the filing deadline, and the end of year holidays.
Please continue to visit CAI’s Corporate Transparent Act webpage for ongoing updates and additional information.
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Check out our latest article, which is an update regarding the Corporate Transparency Act!:

The Corporate Transparency Act and Washington Homeowners Associations and Condominium Associations - October 2024 Update - Brandt Law Group In August 2024, we wrote about the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), its applicability to Washington’s Community Associations (condominium associations and homeowners associations), and the reporting requirements that Community Associations should be aware of prior to December 31, 2024. A li...

Apparently, I missed this important National day of celebration! I would like to acknowledge Molly Mueller, our paralegal, and the core and heart of our firm for the past almost 23 years!

Happy National Paralegal Day to all Washington State Paralegals!

Check out our most recent article regarding seizing the day as the buyer of your residential property:

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FROM CONTRACT TO CLOSING: TIPS FOR THE AVERAGE HOME BUYER - Brandt Law Group Caveat emptor is a Latin phrase that translates to “let the buyer beware.” This term was often used as a short hand statement in real property transactions warning the buyer to do his or her own due diligence, such as conducting research, asking questions, and performing inspections prior to clo...

I encourage everyone interested in homeowners associations and/or condominiums to join us at the WSCAI Annual Conference on April 19th - 21st. I will be speaking on a panel entitled: "Bring it on Legal Panel: Anything Goes Q&A with Attorneys" with three other community association attorneys! Hope to see you at the conference.

Texas Man Buys Sherman Tank And Parks It In Front Of His House, Upsetting HOA A Houston attorney is going to battle with his homeowner’s association after purchasing a fully restored World War II M4 Sherman tank and parking it in