Bauman v. Turpen

¶1 — In April 2004, David and Carole Bauman filed a complaint against Ronald and Lauren Turpén to enforce a deed restriction that limited any home built on the Turpens’ property to “one story.” The Turpens began constructing their home after the lawsuit was filed. The trial court granted the Baumans’ motion for partial summary judgment, concluding that the 1949 covenant could not be interpreted by reference to the 1997 Uniform Building Code (UBC) or Seattle Building Code (SBC). After a three-day bench trial, the court found that the covenant was intended to preserve the views from neighboring…