<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Hi Eric - </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">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. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Best of luck to you!</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Brent
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</p><p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:Brent@Williams-RuthLaw.com" target="_blank">e-mail</a> / <a href="http://www.williams-ruthlaw.com/" target="_blank">website</a> /</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/bwrlaw" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">facebook</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> / </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Aug 29, 2022 at 2:52 PM Eric Nelsen <<a href="mailto:eric@sayrelawoffices.com">eric@sayrelawoffices.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="gmail-msg-6023382433100412258">
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I haven’t dealt with this in years. My read of <a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=458-61A-202" target="_blank">
WAC 458-61A-202</a> 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:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<li class="gmail-m_-6023382433100412258MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">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?<u></u><u></u></li><li class="gmail-m_-6023382433100412258MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Who signs the REETA on behalf of the deceased Grantor?<u></u><u></u></li><li class="gmail-m_-6023382433100412258MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Most importantly, no matter how illogical or inane, what is the best procedure to get this recorded without objection by the Auditor?<u></u><u></u></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Many thanks--<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Eric<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Eric C. Nelsen<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sayre Law Offices, PLLC<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:eric@sayrelawoffices.com" target="_blank">eric@sayrelawoffices.com</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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