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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Sunrise Group Homes, Inc. v. Ferguson, 777 P.2d 553 (1989)

Citation
Sunrise Group Homes, Inc. v. Ferguson, 777 P.2d 553 (1989)
Parent Document
Sunrise Group Homes, Inc. v. Ferguson, 777 P.2d 553 (1989)
Jurisdiction
Washington (state)
Effective Date
1989-08-14

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While congregate care facilities exist to keep developmentally disabled persons mainstreamed, and to that extent are an attempt at "deinstitutionalization," that is not to say they lack an institutional purpose above and beyond the provision of fundamental room and board services. The RLTA specifically excludes such institutional living arrangements from the scope of its provisions. RCW 59.18.040(1). The trial court concluded that, as a matter of law, the provisions of the RLTA do not apply to the Olivia Park living arrangement. That conclusion is supported by the findings of fact, which in turn are supported by substantial evidence. The trial court did not err. Ridgeview Properties v. Starbuck, 96 Wn.2d 716, 719-20, 638 P.2d 1231 (1982).