Kennedy v. McGuire, 38 Wash. App. 237 (1984)

Citation: Kennedy v. McGuire, 38 Wash. App. 237 (1984)
Parent Document: Kennedy v. McGuire, 38 Wash. App. 237 (1984)
Jurisdiction: Washington (state)
Effective Date: 1984-07-23
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/6958580/kennedy-v-mcguire/ ↗

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Allan appears to have purchased McGuire's houseboat in May 1980. The injunction in effect at the time required that McGuire notify prospective buyers of the Kennedys' claim to the moorage site. Thus, for almost 7 months Allan had constructive, if not actual, notice of the Kennedys' intention to evict. Despite the fact that the formal notice to McGuire called for termination of the tenancy in 30 days, and the formal notice to Allan provided only 3 days to terminate, the intervening 2-year injunction resulted in an actual notice period which more than complied with the 4-month requirement of section 3(6) of the floating homes ordinance. Under these circumstances, we believe the notice requirements of the ordinance should not be construed so as to warrant a dismissal of the Kennedys' unlawful detainer action. Accordingly, the trial court erred in dismissing the action for failure to comply with the notice requirements of section 3(6) of ordinance 109280.

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