Legal Opinion
Coronado v. Orona
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided February 15, 2007No. 25014-8-IIIPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
¶1 Washington contractors cannot sue clients to recover compensation or for breach of contract if the contractors are not properly registered. RCW 18.27.080. One exception to this rule is applicable if the contractor has merely sold or installed a finished product or material that does not become a permanent, fixed part of a structure. RCW 18.27.090(5).
Schultheis, J. —
¶2 Adolfo Coronado, doing business as Royal Landscaping & Gardening Company, contracted with Patty Orona and her boyfriend, Leslie Rucker (hereafter Ms. Orona) to landscape around the couple’s newly-built home in Yakima. Mr.…
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