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Yep, if they tow it they will have to be a custodian of it too ; so can't tow it to the next county - maybe they could if they transport the owner there and have them sign a waiver , release? </div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com> on behalf of Rob Rowley <rob@rowleylegal.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 12, 2021 8:45 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv <wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] City of Seattle v Long - No Longer Able to Tow Vehicles Occupied by Homeless?</font>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">It strikes me that this ruling will prevent municipalities from towing any abandoned vehicle for fear of someone claiming it was their homestead? Am I reading too much into this?</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">How about private owners being able to exercise right of private tow on their own properties for fear of a claim of a homestead exemption?</span></p>
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Aug. 12, 2021 - 98824-2 - City of Seattle v. Long </p>
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<a href="https://www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/?fa=opinions.disp&filename=988242MAJ">https://www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/?fa=opinions.disp&filename=988242MAJ</a></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">“Simply put, the homestead act was intended to provide shelter for families. Macumber v. Shafer, 96 Wn.2d 568, 570, 637 P.2d 645 (1981) (citing Clark v. Davis, 37 Wn.2d 850,
226 P.2d 904 (1951)). The act bars the city from towing a vehicle that is occupied as a primary residence and from forcing an individual to agree to a payment plan to prevent that vehicle from being sold at a public auction. With these
observations, I respectfully concur.”</span></p>
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