§ 64.55.005 Application
§ 64.55.010 Definitions
§ 64.55.020 Building permit application — Submission of design documents
§ 64.55.030 Inspection required
§ 64.55.040 Inspectors — Qualifications
§ 64.55.050 Scope of inspection — Definition
§ 64.55.060 Certification — Certificate of occupancy
§ 64.55.070 Inspector, architect, and engineer — No private right of action or basis for liability against
§ 64.55.080 Inspector’s report or testimony — No evidentiary presumption — Admissibility
§ 64.55.090 Sale of condominium unit subject to compliance — Inspection alternative
§ 64.55.100 Arbitration — Election — Number of arbitrators — Qualifications — Trial de novo
§ 64.55.110 Case schedule plan — Deadlines
§ 64.55.120 Mandatory mediation
§ 64.55.130 Appointment of neutral expert — Qualifications — Duties — Admissibility of report or testimony
§ 64.55.140 Payment of arbitrators, mediators, and neutral experts
§ 64.55.150 Subcontractors and suppliers — When party to arbitration
§ 64.55.160 Offers of judgment — Costs and fees
§ 64.55.901 Effective date — 2005 c 456
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Terms Used In Washington Code > Chapter 64.55 - Construction defect disputes -- Multiunit residential buildings

  • adverse party: means the party who either directly asserted or defended claims against the appealing party. See Washington Code 64.55.100
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.