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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Marcus Fry<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 20, 2018 11:40 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv <wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> kim holmeslawgroup.com <kim@holmeslawgroup.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] 3 story house meets 2 story CCR restriction<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_GoBack"></a><span style="color:#1F497D">Marc:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I read it the opposite.  The title company only covers the buyer if there is a recorded notice of the violation.  However, the buyer isn’t covered if there is no recorded notice of violation even though it appears
 known that there is a clear violation of the CCRs in this instance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Marcus J. Fry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Lyon, Weigand & Gustafson, P.S.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Yakima, WA.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">
<a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> [<a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>marc holmeslawgroup.com<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 20, 2018 11:27 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv<br>
<b>Cc:</b> kim holmeslawgroup.com<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] 3 story house meets 2 story CCR restriction<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We have a client set to buy a brand new 3 story house and, lo and behold, the builder didn’t notice or ignored a CCR restriction limiting homes to no more than 2 stories. 
 Title company says the ALTA Homeowner’s policy covers this and points to a “covered risk” provision that reads:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">You are forced to correct or remove an existing violation of any covenant, condition or restriction affecting the Land, even if the covenant, condition
 or restriction is excepted in Schedule B.  However, You are not covered for any violation that relates to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">unless there is a notice recorded in the Public records, describing any part of the Land, claiming a violation exists.  Our liability for this
 Covered Risk is limited to the extent of the violation stated in that notice.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We’re not aware of any publicly recorded notice of that the 3<sup>rd</sup> story is a violation.  Does this seem like adequate protection for the buyer or a recipe for disaster?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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