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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0F243E">We’ve been through a similar circumstance. In our case, we appealed the refusal-to-record to the State Department of Revenue, arguing that the conveyance
had occurred by deed regardless of the fact that the deed had not been recorded. The Department ruled in our favor, and we got the deed and REETA recorded. As a fall back, we considered getting a court order, but that would have been more expensive.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Anna Franz<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 02, 2019 3:04 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com' <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] REET affidavit execution by PR<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Parent gifts parcel of property to Child via quit claim deed. Deed is never recorded and no REET affidavit executed by Parent. Parent dies.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Child, who is also personal representative of Parent’s Estate, tries to file REET affidavit under gift exemption in WAC 458-61A-201 signing as PR on behalf of grantor. County and Department of Revenue claim that WAC 458-61A-201(5)(a)’s
requirement that the supplemental “statement must be signed by both the grantor and the grantee” cannot be satisfied by the Child signing as PR.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Any suggestions on challenging this interpretation would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Anna Franz<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Lemargie Kenison Franz And Whitaker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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