Winter Weather Maintenance: The Responsibility and Liability Facing Your Association This Winter (WA)

With the first snow hitting the Puget Sound region just before Christmas, it’s clear that we have entered the time of year when many of us have to scrape car windows, de-ice our porch steps and walkways, spread salt on our driveways, and possibly even shovel snow just to safely traverse the areas around our homes. While these symptoms of cold winter weather bearing down on us can be a nuisance for homeowners, who is responsible for such tasks in an Association with shared common areas? For many Associations in our region, where milder weather rarely brings severe hazardous winter conditions, budgeting for winter weather care is not something that is often considered So, what is the point of budgeting for snow removal or deicer if it’s rarely needed?    Read the article……………………………………