Legal Blog – Third Street Law

Plan “B”

January 2nd, 2019

Clients come to me with clear ideas about how they expect things to unfold. They develop their estate plan around these expectations. For example, most husbands anticipate that their wife will outlive them. Most parents anticipate they will die befor… Read More

Categories: Estate Planning

Keys and Passwords

December 28th, 2018

An elderly client of mine was preparing to leave my office after signing his documents. I asked him where he intended to store them, as originals have to be protected when it comes to estate planning paperwork. He said that he had a safe. I asked whe… Read More

Categories: Estate Planning, Uncategorized

What To Expect

December 4th, 2018

There are many hurdles to overcome in getting your Will and other estate planning documents done. One of the biggest is the uncertainty of what will occur and how much it will cost. Most people have not had to consult with a lawyer, or if they have,… Read More

Categories: Estate Planning

Putting the Kids on Your Accounts

April 3rd, 2018

Growing older brings with it financial challenges. Apart from the normal ones of simply “making ends meet”, come the practical ones such as: “I’m slowing down, shouldn’t I have someone on my bank account with me?” Or, “what if something… Read More

Categories: Estate Planning

New Retainer Plan Offer For Medium-Sized And Smaller Associations

January 17th, 2017

Previously our firm has provided legal fee retainer plans only to our larger HOA and COA Association clients. We are now pleased to offer a new retainer program that smaller Associations may find attractive. This plan is designed to make legal advice… Read More

Categories: Homeowners' Associations

Statutory Requirements RE HOA Association Meeting Minutes

September 19th, 2016

Beginning in 2014 HOAs must now by law (RCW 64.38.035) “make available to each owner of record for examination and copying minutes from the previous Association meeting not more than sixty (60) days after the meeting.” Thus, minutes must be gener… Read More

Categories: Homeowners' Associations

BEWARE: A Legal Challenge To Condominium Declaration (“CCRs”) Amendments Will Likely Fail If Not Commenced Within 1 Year

August 22nd, 2016

A recent Washington Supreme Court Case, Bilanko v. Barclay Court Owners Association, Wn.2d (2016) makes it clear that a legal challenge to an improperly adopted amendment to condominium CCRs must be brought within 1 year of the recording of the amend… Read More

Categories: Homeowners' Associations

Simple Wills and Lawyer Lingo

November 24th, 2015

Most clients I meet with regarding their Will start the conversation saying something like: “This is really just a ‘simple Will’”. From that, I’m supposed to expect that everything in their estate will be “routine”. I can tell you from… Read More

Categories: Estate Planning

Update Can An Association Amend Its CCRS To Restrict Rental Of Units?

November 13th, 2015

In 2014 I posted a blog regarding an issue that frequently arises in Condominium and Single Family Residence (“SFR”) planned communities: Can the rental of the units/homes can be prohibited or restricted? That 2014 Blog, which you can read on thi… Read More

Categories: Homeowners' Associations

Don’t Write On It!

October 22nd, 2015

Wills are often written once and forgotten for years. People seem to believe wills have a “shelf life”, after which they expire. It isn’t true. The last Will you wrote, even if it was 50 years ago, is still your Will and still governs your esta… Read More

Categories: Estate Planning

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