RCW 58.19.010 Purpose. The legislature finds and declares that the sale and offering for sale of land or of interests in associations which provide for the use or occupancy of land touches and affects a great number of the citizens of this state and that full and complete disclosure to prospective purchasers of pertinent information […]
RCW 58.19.020 Definitions. When used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Affiliate of a developer” means any person who controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a developer. (a) A person controls a developer if the person: (i) Is a general partner, officer, director, or employer of the developer; […]
RCW 58.19.030 Exemptions from chapter. (1) Unless the method of disposition is adopted for the purpose of evasion of this chapter, the provisions of this chapter shall not apply to land and offers or dispositions: (a) By a purchaser of developed lands for his or her own account in a single or isolated transaction; (b) […]
RCW 58.19.045 Public offering statement—Developer’s duties—Purchaser’s rights. (1) A developer shall prepare a public offering statement conforming to the requirements of RCW 58.19.055 unless the development or the transaction is exempt under RCW 58.19.030. (2) Any agent, attorney, or other person assisting the developer in preparing the public offering statement may rely upon information provided […]
RCW 58.19.055 Public offering statement—Contents. (1) A public offering statement shall contain the following information: (a) The name, and the address or approximate location, of the development; (b) The name and address of the developer; (c) The name and address of the management company, if any, for the development; (d) The relationship of the management […]
RCW 58.19.120 Report of changes required—Amendments. The developer shall immediately amend the public offering statement to include any material changes affecting the development. No change in the substance of the promotional plan or plan of disposition or completion of the development may be made without first making an appropriate amendment of the public offering statement. […]
RCW 58.19.130 Public offering statement form—Type and style restriction. No portion of the public offering statement form may be underscored, italicized, or printed in larger or heavier or different color type than the remainder of the statement unless the director so requires. [ 1973 1st ex.s. c 12 § 13.]
RCW 58.19.140 Public offering statement—Promotional use, distribution restriction—Holding out that state or employees, etc., approve development prohibited. The public offering statement shall not be used for any promotional purposes. It may not be distributed to prospective purchasers before registration of the development and may be distributed afterwards only when it is used in its entirety. […]
RCW 58.19.180 Unlawful to sell lots or parcels subject to blanket encumbrance which does not provide purchaser can obtain clear title—Alternatives. It shall be unlawful for the developer to make a sale of lots or parcels within a development which is subject to a blanket encumbrance which does not contain, within its terms or by […]
RCW 58.19.185 Requiring purchaser to pay additional sum to construct, complete or maintain development. It shall be unlawful for the developer to sell a lot or parcel within a development if the terms of the sale require that the purchaser pay any sum in addition to the purchase price for constructing, completing, or maintaining improvements […]
RCW 58.19.190 Advertising—Materially false, misleading, or deceptive statements prohibited. No person shall publish in this state any advertisement concerning a development subject to the requirements of this chapter which contains any statements that are materially false, misleading, or deceptive. [ 1992 c 191 § 8; 1973 1st ex.s. c 12 § 19.]
RCW 58.19.265 Violations—Remedies—Attorneys’ fees. If a developer, or any other person subject to this chapter, fails to comply with any provision of this chapter, any person or class of persons adversely affected by the failure to comply may seek appropriate relief through an action for damages or an injunctive court order. The court, in an […]
RCW 58.19.270 Violations deemed unfair practice subject to chapter 19.86 RCW. (1) The commission by any person of an act or practice prohibited by this chapter is hereby declared to be a matter affecting the public interest for the purpose of applying chapter 19.86 RCW and is not reasonable in relation to the development and […]
RCW 58.19.280 Jurisdiction of superior courts. Dispositions of an interest in a development are subject to this chapter, and the superior courts of this state have jurisdiction in claims or causes of action arising under this chapter, if: (1) The interest in a development offered for disposition is located in this state; (2) The developer […]
RCW 58.19.300 Hazardous conditions—Notice. If, before disposition of all or any portion of a development which is covered by this chapter, a condition constituting a physical hazard is discovered on or around the immediate vicinity of the development, the developer or government agency discovering such condition shall notify the purchasers of the affected lands either […]
RCW 58.19.920 Liberal construction. The provisions of this chapter shall be construed liberally so as to give effect to the purposes stated in RCW 58.19.010. [ 1973 1st ex.s. c 12 § 33.]
RCW 58.19.940 Short title. This chapter may be cited as the land development act. [ 1992 c 191 § 12; 1973 1st ex.s. c 12 § 35.]
