MARGOLA ASSOCIATES v. CITY OF SEATTLE

No. 57920-2.

121 Wn.2d 625 (1993)

854 P.2d 23

MARGOLA ASSOCIATES, ET AL, Appellants, v. THE CITY OF SEATTLE, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

June 10, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard B. Sanders, for appellants.

Mark H. Sidran, City Attorney, and Sandra M. Watson and Miriam Reed, Assistants, for respondent.

Richard M. Stephens, Ronald A. Zumbrun, Robin L. Rivett, and John M. Groen on behalf of Pacific Legal Foundation, amicus curiae for appellants.


JOHNSON, J.

Apartment building owners in Seattle brought a class action challenging municipal ordinances that require the owners of buildings with more than one dwelling unit to register their buildings and to pay registration fees. They contend the ordinances create an unauthorized tax, are preempted by state law, and violate constitutional provisions regarding equal protection, impairment of contracts, takings, and substantive due process. The trial court upheld...

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