 association as an additional insured on the owner’s policy for any claim relating to the installation, maintenance, or use of the EV charger.


An association has no obligation to purchase an owner-installed station.


 cost and is “removable without damage to the property owned by others” may be removed at the owner’s cost. An association has no obligation to purchase an owner-installed  


An association may install chargers in common areas for the use of all unit owners.


Chargers in Common Areas


In addition, an association may install chargers in common areas for the use of all unit or lot owners. If that happens, the association has to develop “appropriate terms for the use  


Some cities allow electric utility companies to lease private property to install EV charging stations.


Leasing CIC Property for EV Charging


Some municipalities are now allowing electric utility companies to lease private property, including private property in common interest communities, to install EV charging stations. For example, the City of Seattle Council  gives Seattle City Light the ability to lease private property to install and operate its own public EV chargers and allow


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private companies to lease City Light property for EV charging infrastructure.


The electric company may install, maintain, and repair a certain number of EV chargers in common area.


These leases are structured so that Seattle City Light will install, maintain, and repair a certain number of EV chargers on common areas within a common interest community in exchange for leasing the common area to do so, collecting data from those EV chargers, and charging each customer individually for their electricity usage.


They will charge each customer individually for their electricity usage.


Improving Availability


Liberalizing the rules around leasing privately owned and City Light-owned property for EV charging will spur the construction of more charging stations in more places, improve charging availability for EV drivers, and help Seattle City Light take market share.


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