How do I determine if I have a Port Package or Avigation Easement?

Other than examining your windows, doors and insulation, you can find out if there is an Avigation Easement attached to your property. At some point, the owner of the home must have signed that easement in order to obtain the Port Package. So, how do you find that easement? Well, legally, it must be in

Last Updated: October 14th, 2024

The Port Package Explainer

A severe example of damage from a poor Port Package installation. Moisture gets behind the window and over time causes the framing to rot. If the member is load bearing, eventually, this can cause the entire wall to deform.

The history of sound insulation systems around Sea-Tac airport Over the past thirty years roughly 9,400 homes have received noise mitigation retro-fits from the Port Of Seattle known as ‘Port Packages’. Many people think of a Port Package as ‘windows’, but really they are a complete system, which often takes the form of sound-rated windows, doors

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Admasu v. Port of Seattle

Court of Appeals of Washington,Division 1. Kebede ADMASU, et al., Appellants, v. PORT OF SEATTLE, a Washington municipal corporation, Respondent. No. 70220–3–I. Decided: October 27, 2014 Darrell L. Cochran, Kevin Michael Hastings Pfau Cochran VertetisAmala PLLC, Tacoma, WA, Jason Paul Amala, Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner. Timothy J. Filer, Patrick J.