Category Archives: Restrictions and Rules

Businesses and Daycares

I am often asked whether the operation of a daycare in an HOA breaches a restrictive covenant that forbids the operation of a business in a residential home. The answer is, it depends. Quote of the Day: “Operate more like … Continue reading

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Hot Roofs, Cool Roofs, and a New Moon

Shingle roofs or composite roofs? Cool roofs or hot roofs? Gryffindor or Slytherin? To be or not to be? Continue reading

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California: Court Goes Too Far on Smoking Ban?

In Birke v. Oakwood Worldwide, 2009 Cal. App. LEXIS 19 (January 12, 2009), the California Court of Appeals ruled that a cause of action for nuisance was adequately pleaded by a five year-old child against a company that managed an … Continue reading

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Is it legal in Washington State to Ban Smoking in a Condominium?

Edited by Brian P. McLean, Leahy.ps This is the question posed to me by The Seattle Times in July 2007, which quoted me extensively on the subject: Kirkland attorney Brian McLean, of the firm Leahy.ps., says that “with the unanimous … Continue reading

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