Can I Sue the Person Who Sold Me My House?
If you purchased a home with concealed defects, please feel free to contact us to investigate and assess your potential rights and remedies.
Signs of Moisture in Your Home or Other Buildings
Here in the Pacific Northwest, we get the full gamut of weather over the course of a typical year. But our rain – including wind-driven rain – is prevalent enough that we are known for it worldwide. As a homeowner or commercial building owner, you cannot afford to ignore the exterior maintenance work necessary to protect your preperty.
Floods from Public Drains: Your Remedies and Options
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.
Mechanic’s Liens | Katie Comstock Published on Lexis Practice Advisor
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.
Buying a Home During a Pandemic – and Afterward
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.
An Update: Washington Moratorium on Commercial Evictions
Please click here to view our first article regarding commercial landlord and tenant rights with regards to evictions during the COVID 19 global pandemic. In this article we are providing updates on the various emergency orders and proclamations in Washington state affecting commercial landlords and tenants: Orders Applying to All Commercial Landlords and Tenants…
The Importance of Preserving Lien Rights
Lien Rights in the Pacific Northwest With construction still booming in the Pacific Northwest despite countervailing economic forces at play, we will likely see an increase in late payments and defaults to our creditor clients who provide labor or materials on these projects. Fortunately, we can usually file a mechanic’s lien that gives our…
Why Does the “EFFICIENT PROXIMATE CAUSE” Matter to your Insurance Claim?
Insurance Coverage and the “EFFICIENT PROXIMATE CAUSE” In Washington, a judicial doctrine called the “efficient proximate cause” rule may apply and affect insurance coverage when multiple events combine to cause a loss. The doctrine is considered “friendly” to insureds because it sometimes creates coverage for a loss caused in part by an excluded peril,…
The Common Enemy Doctrine in Washington
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…
