[WSBARP] Question about Sound Transit "taking" property in West Seattle

[Kary Krismer]

I've dealt with this a few times, both as an attorney and an agent.  It 
may vary depending on federal or state, but besides the FMV of the 
property there may be other benefits, including moving costs and 
possibly helping to fix up a replacement house that needs some work.  
One a few decades ago they would even pay over FMV if there was nothing 
else in the area that could be purchased for FMV.

More recently the offer they were making on a client's property was so 
good that we couldn't begin to provide any comps that would have 
provided additional value.  They were 10-20% over value.  But yes, we 
could have fought.

And yes I believe you can even end up in litigation.  When I was about 
12 years old my parents had some property Bremerton wanted to take, and 
they were trying to avoid service.  I remember running into the process 
server after a friend had an unfortunate experience with a peat bog, and 
being covered from head to toe in peat moss looked more like he had an 
unfortunate incident with a septic tank.

(Septic tank comment added so that people feel they are getting their 
$25 worth.)

Kary L. Krismer
John L. Scott/KMS Renton
206 723-2148

On 1/18/2019 10:32 AM, Kaitlyn Jackson wrote:
> Hello all -
>
> Looking for someone to help provide me the lay of the land when it 
> comes down to the process of walking a client through a government 
> taking. My PC has residential land and an undeveloped land zoned for 
> multifamily use (I think it's LR2??) in West Seattle. Sound Transit 
> seems to be set on expanding a new transit area on this property and 
> my PC knows they have to pay FMV but wants to know 1. How that's 
> determined and 2. How they can fight it for increase or negotiate?
>
> Anyone willing to help provide me with a road map?
>
> -- 
> Thank you,*
> *
>
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