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title: Washington Condo Association requiring improvement without assessment
description: Find out if Condo Association Boards can mandate condo unit upgrades without an assessment.
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# [Washington Condo Association requiring improvement without assessment](https://www.condoassociation.com/blog/tabid/19257/bid/109188/Washington-Condo-Association-requiring-improvement-without-assessment.aspx)

 Written by [stephen polinsky](https://www.condoassociation.com/blog/author/stephen-polinsky) | Tue, Jan 27, 2015 @ 01:00 PM

I am a member of a Washington Condo Association.  Our Board of Directors is requiring all units to install new heating units without an assessment, which is very expensive.

The Board is also saying that, if the deposit is not paid to the service company performing the work, they will include the assessment in our dues.

Can they require us to change our heaters without an assessment, and assess our unit if we don’t pay?

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