[WSBAPT] King County JTWROS deed - recording death certificate and REETA

[Brent Williams-Ruth]

Hi Eric -

Just did something similar - if you have the deed that you already need,
all you SHOULD have to do is submit the redacted death certificate with the
cover sheet. Cover sheet will be what attaches it to the appropriate
parcel, listing the grantor (deceased) to the grantee (survivor),
abbreviated legal description, and the parcel number.

Best of luck to you!

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On Mon, Aug 29, 2022 at 2:52 PM Eric Nelsen <eric at sayrelawoffices.com>
wrote:

> There is an existing JTWROS deed for real property in King County, and one
> of the two owners has died, leaving the other as sole owner.
>
>
>
> I haven’t dealt with this in years. My read of WAC 458-61A-202
> <https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=458-61A-202> is that we’re
> supposed to (A) record the death certificate (redact SSN, right?) and (B)
> submit a REET Affidavit asserting the exemption. Is that right? But in that
> case:
>
>
>
>    1. How does the death certificate get indexed to the specific real
>    property? Do I just put the legal description on a cover sheet attached to
>    the death certificate? Or is it improper to record a bare death
>    certificate, and I have to record it as exhibit to some kind of affidavit?
>    2. Who signs the REETA on behalf of the deceased Grantor?
>    3. Most importantly, no matter how illogical or inane, what is the
>    best procedure to get this recorded without objection by the Auditor?
>
>
>
> Many thanks--
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
>
> Eric
>
>
>
> Eric C. Nelsen
>
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