First published: January 2017 Updated: June 2022 Boundary disputes are among the most common and most contentious disputes between property owners, and often people are unsure of how to resolve a boundary dispute in the most efficient and effective way possible. With the extensive growth, development, subdividing, and booming sales of property in our…
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The real estate market continues to boom in many areas, which means that buyers often have an elevated sense of urgency in making an offer on a home. Here are 3 tips for buying a home during the pandemic.
The real estate market continues to boom in many areas, which means that buyers often have an elevated sense of urgency in making an offer on a home. Here are 3 tips for buying a home during the pandemic.
Flooding and The Common Enemy Doctrine Few things cause the kind of extensive and immediate damage to a home that a flooding incident does. All too often, flooding occurs without warning and the results are devastating and expensive to remedy. Sometimes it is a neighboring property owner’s actions that cause water to inundate…
How to Comply with Washington’s Non-Essential Construction Order On March 23, 2020, Governor Jay Inslee announced a “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order. Pursuant to this order, Governor Inslee prohibited all non-essential businesses from operating. However, the prohibition did not apply to “Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers,” which many construction companies and industry groups initially…
Washington Moratorium on Commercial Evictions On March 17, 2020 the City of Seattle issued an Emergency Order imposing an immediate moratorium on evictions and lease terminations of tenancies of any small businesses (50 or fewer employees) and nonprofit corporations. This moratorium is effective until the earlier of (i) the date the Mayor of…
Buying a new home? Here are 5 things to avoid. Our law firm has been representing home buyers here in the Pacific Northwest for decades. We have been through several of Seattle’s building booms and busts, but no matter if it’s a buyer’s market or a seller’s market, it is incumbent on you as a…
An Option to Purchase clause gives the holder the exclusive right to exercise an option to purchase a property so long she has complied with the option’s terms. Tenants entering commercial leases often negotiate an Option to Purchase within an expressly stated period for exercise. But what happens when a tenant is late in seeking…