[WSBARP] Covenant

[Randy Boyer]

Attached is a sample form used by Snohomish County.  I am sure King County must have one as well.


Randy M. Boyer                                                 ______
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> On Apr 6, 2026, at 2:45 PM, Lynn Clare <lynnclare at clarelawfirm.com> wrote:
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> Thank you, Teena
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> On Mon, Apr 6, 2026 at 2:39 PM Teena Williams <Teena at jaglaw.net <mailto: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 <mailto:wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com> <wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com <mailto:wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com>> On Behalf Of Lynn Clare
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>> Subject: [WSBARP] Covenant
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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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>> Clare Law Firm
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