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SAN TELMO ASSOCIATES v. CITY OF SEATTLE

No. 52978-7.

108 Wn.2d 20 (1987)

735 P.2d 673

SAN TELMO ASSOCIATES, ET AL, Respondents, v. THE CITY OF SEATTLE, Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

April 16, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas N. Jewett, City Attorney, and James E. Fearn, Jr., Assistant, for appellant.

Foster, Pepper & Riviera, G. Richard Hill, and Michael K. Vaska, for respondents.

Steve Fredrickson, Janis P. Bianchi, Katherine R. McFaul, Susan J. Taoka, and Barbara Wechsler, amici curiae for appellant.

DORE, J.

The City of Seattle challenges a trial court's order invalidating a Seattle ordinance restricting the demolition of low income housing. We affirm the trial court as we believe the ordinance imposes an unconstitutional tax on a limited number of property owners.

FACTS

In recent years, the supply of low income housing has steadily decreased in the Seattle downtown region. Seattle Municipal Code 22.210.020(A)(2). The City has attempted to halt...

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