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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Maybe some sort of a covenant restricting the use or transfer that expires on a given date? Or a fee simple determinable? (Going deep into the cobwebs of my law school memory on that one)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Craig<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message contains information belonging to the Law Office of Craig Sjostrom, which may be privileged, confidential and/or protected from disclosure. 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Thank you. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>> Law Office of Craig Sjostrom, 1204 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon, WA 98273 Phone (360) 848-0339 Fax (360) 336-3488 email <a href="mailto:cdsjostrom@comcast.net"><span style='color:blue'>cdsjostrom@comcast.net</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com> <b>On Behalf Of </b>msafren@jennylinglaw.com<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 15, 2024 4:16 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'WSBA Real Property Listserv' <wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com>; 'WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv' <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] Any suggestions or thoughts on how to preserve a family's wishes for the care of a property?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hello Listservs,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’ve been asked by a family that owns a property to help them manifest their wishes to sustain and preserve a house and real estate in accordance with their wishes that the property stay within the family for the next generation’s use and so on.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The family has two adult children who don’t live or use the property currently, but the family wants to have some control over how the property is used, cared for, and kept in the family for future generations, without being too inflexible that it creates a problem for the surviving generations. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’ve thought about placing the property into a trust, but that may be too inflexible and a certain point would need to be distributed out to future generations.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We’ve thought about creating an LLC and having an operating agreement that sets forth the principles and rules as to how to care and control the property, but future generations can just amend the operating agreement and remove any of the rules that restrict the use or mandate the care for the property.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If anyone has any suggestions or ideas, I’m open to all input.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you in advance! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kind regards, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:purple'>Michael S. 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