On August 5, 2024, the Washington Court of Appeals, Division One, demonstrated the difficulty for property owners to challenge a local government’s decision to pass the cost of city improvements to them. In SHG Garage SPE et...more
On August 5, 2024, the Washington Court of Appeals, Division One, demonstrated the difficulty for property owners to challenge a local government’s decision to pass the cost of city improvements to them. In SHG Garage SPE et...more
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What do you do when you learn the old fence that you and your neighbor thought was the correct boundary turns out to be wrong … or when you discover your house or garage has been constructed on your neighbor’s property? Such...more
As we’ve previously discussed, the Washington legislature recently passed legislation to allow conversion of underutilized commercial office space to residential units.
The federal government recently established and...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) goes into effect in 2024. It will require “beneficial owners” of small and medium-sized businesses – which includes homeowners and condominium associations – to report the name, birthdate,...more
A recent decision by a federal court of appeals found a New Orleans’ city code limiting short-term rentals of residential properties (such as AirBnB, Vrbo, Vacasa, etc.) to only landlords who lived inside the city was...more