Legal Opinion
Guimont v. Clarke
Washington Supreme Court
Decided June 10, 1993No. 57765-0PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.
The issue in this case is the constitutionality of the Mobile Home Relocation Assistance Act, RCW 59.21, as amended in 1990. See Laws of 1989, ch. 201; Laws of 1990, ch. 171. When a mobile home park is closed, this law requires the park owner to contribute money toward the tenants' relocation costs. The Thurston County Superior Court struck down the law as unconstitutional under a number of different theories. We affirm on the grounds that the law violates the park owners' substantive due process rights.
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Background
Mobile home park residents generally own their own mobile homes, but they lease…
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