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<DIV><FONT size=4>I have a client who applied and was granted a senior exemption
for 2016. To the client’s surprise, the County Treasurer’s Office ,
without notice, sent the refund to a bank with a note to my client:
“Please note: State Law requires us to send the refund back to the person or
Mortgage Companies whom have paid that year’s property tax”. No citation of a
statute.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Assuming there is such a statute, has anyone had any luck
claiming a re-refund to client from Mortgage Companies (servicer) where the
obligation is no longer legally collectible? The facts of this case were
unusual. We prevailed on a judicial foreclosure action where the court
ruled that my client, was not liable for the secured debt and title
was quieted in favor of my client. During the 3 years of litigation, we
repeatedly told the bank “don’t pay the taxes”. They paid them
anyway and so I can see why they may feel entitled to the refund.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Josh</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000">Joshua F.
Grant, PS<BR>Attorney at Law<BR>P. O. Box 619<BR>Wilbur, WA 99185<BR>tel 509 647
5578<BR>fax 509 647 2734<BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>