RCW 64.55.040
Inspectors—Qualifications.
(1) A qualified building enclosure inspector:
(a) Must be the architect or engineer of record or another person with substantial and verifiable training and experience in building enclosure design and construction;
(b) Shall be free from improper interference or influence relating to the inspections; and
(c) May not be an employee, officer, or director of, nor have any pecuniary interest in, the declarant, developer, association, or any party providing services or materials for the project, or any of their respective affiliates, except that the qualified inspector may be the architect or engineer who approved the building enclosure design documents or the architect or engineer of record. The qualified inspector may, but is not required to, assist with the preparation of such design documents.
(2) Nothing in this section alters requirements for licensure of any architect, engineer, or other professional, or alters the jurisdiction, authority, or scope of practice of architects, engineers, other professionals, or general contractors.
[ 2021 c 260 § 1; 2005 c 456 § 5.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 64 - Real Property and Conveyances
Chapter 64.55 - Construction Defect Disputes—Multiunit Residential Buildings.
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.
64.55.080 - 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.
64.55.140 - Payment of arbitrators, mediators, and neutral experts.
64.55.150 - Subcontractors and suppliers—When party to arbitration.