Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Washington
washington state form 17
10 yrs ago I built a 6' high retaining wall out in the front yard to level it out. Later I found that I needed a permit if it execeeds 4' high. Now I want to sell house and am looking at ''form 17''. I don't see any place on it that would prompt me to have to disclose that the wall was not permitted, or am I wrong? There is a ''structural'' section, but it seems to apply to the actual house.(thanks in advance for any reply!)
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Re: washington state form 17
If you failed to disclose the lack of the permit for the wall and the wall failed, and the failure impacted the house in some way, I think you could have a problem. If you were my client I would urge you to disclose it.
You can at this point go to Seattle's department of Land Use and ask for a retroactive permit for the wall. The fact that it has held for 10 years is encouraging, but withholding information about it now could become problematic.
Hope this helps. Elizabeth Powell
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