[WSBAPT] Using a trust to protect against MTCA liability

[Marvin Benson]

I spent about $7,000  for cleanup of a leaky oil tank.    Does she have an
estimate of the cost for cleanup?


Marvin Benson

On Tue, Oct 12, 2021 at 4:10 PM <susan at pepetersonlaw.com> wrote:

> HC owns a home with a leaking oil tank.  She recognizes she’s on the hook
> under Washington’s Modet Toxics Control Act, however, she would like to
> shield her (grown) children from liability if/when they either want to live
> in the home or sell it.  She wants to put the house in a trust, but I’m
> unsure if the children as beneficiaries would be “owners” or “potentially
> liable persons” under MTCA.  Has anyone ever dealt with this?
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> Susan E. Spuller
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