Tag: Protect Assets

• Tacoma’s New Landlord Ordinance:

  Holiday Gift or Lump of Coal for Landlords? On December 9, 2025, the Tacoma City Council passed Ordinance 29086, an extensive amendment to the Landlord Fairness Code Initiative (LFCI) and the Rental Housing Code. Promoted as a way to protect tenants while easing pressure on small housing providers, the ordinance introduces several significant changes scheduled…

  Esquire

  December 25, 2025

  Landlord-Tenant Law, Real Estate Lasw, Real Estate Law

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• Guardianship and Medicaid: A Guide to Home Transfers

  

  This article outlines strategies for protecting a parent’s home from Medicaid estate recovery when nursing home care is required. Key methods include transferring the home before applying for Medicaid, obtaining guardianship for incapacitated parents, utilizing the Caregiver Exemption, and applying for a Hardship Waiver after death. Each step requires careful legal consideration.

  Esquire

  February 4, 2025

  Estate Planning

  Caregiver Exemption, Elder Law, Estate Planning, financial-planning, Hardship Waiver, health, Medicaid, Medicaid Estate Recovery, Medicaid Exemption, Protect Assets, Transfer Home, trusts, wills