ROSEMA v. CITY OF SEATTLE

No. 65607-4-I.

269 P.3d 393 (2012)

166 Wn. App. 293

Keith ROSEMA and Anee Brar, Respondents, v. CITY OF SEATTLE, Respondent, An Yu, Shui-Xian Fu, David Lee, Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

January 30, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Duana Kolouskova Johns , Monroe Mistsunga PLLC, Bellevue, WA, for Appellant.

Patrick Schneider , Jeremy Michael Eckert , Foster Pepper PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.


ELLINGTON, J.

¶ 1 This land use action concerns whether the owners of a legally nonconforming duplex abandoned the nonconforming use. We hold that under the definitions in the Seattle Municipal Code (SMC), they did not.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 In 1956, the City of Seattle (City) allowed a single-family residence near the University of Washington to be converted to a duplex. The upper floors retained house number 5211 and the basement unit...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases