What I I owe my business partner if I want to dissolve the partnership?

Assuming that you do not have a partnership agreement, then it is whatever you can agree upon. If the money was a capital contribution, you do not...

A prescriptive easement allows an existing use to be continued. If the line has been in place a long time you probably have a prescriptive right...

Converting a Single Family Home into Two Rental Units

The first question is whether this is permitted by the zoning code. It might be a good idea to go to the City zoning desk to talk to someone. You...

Do I need a business license in the State of Washington to sell multiple houses each year? Should I get one anyways?

Most people doing this form a limited liability company and get a business license. If this is to be your business, as it sounds, you must get a...

Can landowner shut off boatrramp access to navigable waters that's been open to public for 80 years. washington state

First, if the access road is a public right of way, it cannot be gated by a property owner. Second, there may be a prescriptive easement, which...

I am a general contractor. Can I terminate a contract with a client? Project is 99% complete.

Sadly, this question -- or a variation of it -- comes up frequently. The terms of the general contract of course govern, but a few thoughts. The...

I have questions about an easement and property rights to a driveway.

Broadly speaking there are two kinds of easements: prescriptive and those by grant. The real estate records will reveal whether you have the...

I am divorced we own our house jointly, my husband has taken out a home equity loan without my signature, is it legal

The deed of trust (I assume that's what he signed) will only encumber his 50% interest in the house. When the house sells, half the money should...

Your concern is with the title insurance company. When you sell you have to provided title insurance to the buyer. If the lis pendens is void as...

House is in foreclosure amidst divorce. Bank did loan modification to let us keep the house. However now is asking for..

It is hard to tell what is going on. You may be involved with an out of state lender who doesn't know Washington law or you might have been...