Each apartment owner shall be entitled to the exclusive ownership and possession of his or her apartment but any apartment may be jointly or commonly owned by more than one person. Each apartment owner shall have the common right to a share, with other apartment owners, in the common areas and facilities.
RCW 64.32.040
Ownership and possession of apartments and common areas. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Lake v. Woodcreek Homeowners Ass'n (2010)
Most recently applied in Fairway Estates Ass'n of Apartment Owners v. Unknown Heirs & Devisees of Young (December 2012)
2012 c 117 s 197; 1963 c 156 s 4.
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Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.