Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreements
Why Purchase and Sale Agreements are Important in Real Estate Transactions There is a lot at stake in any real estate transaction. Whether you are purchasing a home, residential rental property, commercial property, or even a parcel of vacant land, buying real estate can be a big investment and a big risk. Selling property can […]
Subdividing Real Estate: What is a “plat”?
Across the country, the housing industry is booming, but the market in Tacoma and Seattle is especially hot. Many huge national and international entities call Seattle and Tacoma home. Our greatest regional employers include: Boeing, CHI Franciscan, Joint Base Lewis-McCord, Microsoft, University of Washington, Amazon, Providence Health & Services, Starbucks, and Weyerhaeuser. Their rapid expansion […]
Washington Landlord-Tenant and Eviction Laws
Most of the time, when people come to us with landlord-tenant issues, they’re interested in something having to do with evictions. Therefore, we’ve created the following detailed resources for landlords seeking to evict residential tenants in Washington State: Most of the time, when people come to us with landlord-tenant issues, they’re interested in something having […]
Eminent Domain & Condemnation: The government wants your land!
While many people have heard the terms “eminent domain” or “condemnation,” most people don’t know how to protect themselves when it happens to them. It can be intimidating when agents of the government show up at your front door, demanding that you sell them your land and threatening legal action if you do not. If […]
Washington State’s 2019 Eviction Law Changes – Full Landlord Guide
This article is old news. We’ve incorporated most of the below information in our new guide to evicting a tenant in Washington State. If you own and operate properties in Seattle or Tacoma, you might want to check out our articles on Seattle and Tacoma rental housing codes. We’ve written this article to help landlords […]
Tacoma’s new “Landlord Fairness Code” – Landlord Guide (Updated 2024)
To understand this article, it will help if you have a baseline understanding of Washington eviction law, so consider checking out our guide to evicting a tenant in Washington. The “Landlord Fairness Code” is poorly written and difficult to implement Tacoma’s Landlord Fairness Code was notoriously voted into law via Tacoma ballot initiative no. 1 […]
How a MASSIVE error by Tacoma City Council gave us the “Landlord Fairness Code”
For reasons we don’t understand, official Tacoma news outlets have failed to cover the embarrassing story of how a mistake by the Tacoma City Council led to the passage of Tacoma’s “Landlord Fairness Code.” We explain the story here. What is Tacoma’s “Landlord Fairness Code”? The “Landlord Fairness Code” is a sweeping pro-tenant ordinance that, […]