[WSBARP] Covenant

[Lynn Clare]

Thank you, Teena

On Mon, Apr 6, 2026 at 2:39 PM Teena Williams <Teena at jaglaw.net> wrote:

> Depends on if the grantee of the easement is the County.  If they agree to
> terminate the covenant for lack of applicability/necessity, it should be
> simple to record if the planning department agrees that it is not needed
> any longer.
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> I would connect with whoever at King County signed the covenant or
> required it to be done.
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> A covenant cannot be unilaterally terminated. If homeowner is both grantor
> and grantee, then they can sign as such.
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> Regards,
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> *Teena Williams*
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> *From:* wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com <
> wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com> *On Behalf Of *Lynn Clare
> *Sent:* Monday, April 6, 2026 1:55 PM
> *To:* WSBA Real Property listserve <wsbarp at lists.wsbarppt.com>
> *Subject:* [WSBARP] Covenant
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> All
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> PC planned an extensive remodel of her King County home. As part of the
> permit process, King County required a covenant to be recorded "for
> maintenance and inspection of flow control."
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> As I understand, because she was going to expand the footprint of the
> house, King County wanted her to add two trench infiltration systems to her
> yard that were to be attached to the existing gutter system (as near I can
> see from the sketch.) Being enthusiastic about her remodel, she recorded
> the covenant.
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> And then the whole project fell through as it turned out the addition
> couldn't be built as designed without spending about as much as the house
> is already worth.
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> Her question to me was, can she somehow undo the recording of that
> covenant since the permit is expired and she isn't going to do anything
> about it?  She really doesn't want to build the trench infiltration system
> if it isn't required for a remodel.
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> Lynn Clare
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