Tuerk v. Department of Licensing

Dolliver J.

The Department of Licensing (DOL) and four DOL employees seek review of the Court of Appeals reversal of the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of DOL. The Court of Appeals held DOL acted without legal authority in refusing to renew respondent Maxine Tuerk’s real estate broker’s license for failure to supply DOL with her current home address. We reverse.

In 1969, when Maxine Tuerk was first licensed in Washington as a real estate broker, she submitted her home address to DOL. Since that time, Tuerk apparently has been adamant against providing her home address to DOL.…