SEATTLE — A homeless camp just feet from the Seattle Center is raising new questions about the responsibilities of private property owners to maintain their vacant lots.
The encampment is next door to the Gates Foundation as well as the Museum of Pop Culture (MOPOP), and it has been expanding in recent weeks.
The encampment sits at a major crossroads and tourist destination in Seattle. The site at 332 5th Ave N used to be a nightclub, but the building burned down, and the property has sat idle ever since…