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HB 2646 - WUCIOA dispute mitigation

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Section 1

  1. (a) Subject to (b) of this subsection, a declarant, association, unit owner, or any other person subject to this chapter may bring an action to enforce a right granted or obligation imposed under this chapter or the governing documents.

    1. Before bringing an action against an association, a unit owner shall notify the association of the alleged violation. If within 21 days after receiving notice the association fails to cure the violation or provide to the unit owner a substantive response in a tangible medium, the unit owner may bring an action without further notice.

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    1. Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, the court may award reasonable attorneys' fees and costs.

    2. In an action brought pursuant to this section by a unit owner against an association, the court shall award to a prevailing unit owner the unit owner's actual damages and reasonable attorneys' fees and costs.

  3. Parties to a dispute arising under this chapter or the governing documents may agree at any time to resolve the dispute by any form of binding or nonbinding alternative dispute resolution.

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