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.
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…
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…
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,…
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…
The Stay at Home Order Does Not Affect Lien Deadlines On March 23, 2020, Governor Jay Inslee, as many other states’ governors have done since, issued a “Stay Home – Stay Safe” order affecting all Washingtonians. This order effectively halted a significant portion of pending construction projects throughout Washington. In a statement issued on…
Considering an Insurance Claim for Business Interruption Due to COVID-19? Here’s What You Should Know Throughout the United States, thousands of businesses have been forced to cease typical operations to quell the spread of COVID-19. Unfortunately, this virus has caused massive lost profits for these businesses. Does one of your business’s insurance policies provide…
