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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Family may be in need of counsel to advise the trustee(s) in a potentially contested situation. Someone in or near Ellensburg would be preferred.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks in advance,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jim Dolan<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>=========================<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Jones Butler Dolan, PS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>P.O. Box 458<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>10027 SR 532<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Stanwood, WA 98292<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>(tel) 360-336-2939<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>(fax) 360-336-2949<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jon Fritzler<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 2, 2024 2:50 PM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Is lender approval required for short-sale of property by an estate?<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>This is a new one for me. I represent a PR in an estate where the net proceeds from the sale of the decedent's home is going to be less than the mortgage. The estate is insolvent and the PR does not have nonintervention powers so court approval of the sale is required. We previously obtained court approval to sell the property and now the PR has accepted an offer. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The realtor says that the lender will need to approve the sale because it is a short-sale. Is that true when the property is being sold by an estate and the sale is subject to court approval? If so, would you wait for the lender to approve the sale before asking the court to confirm it? Or, ask the court to confirm the sale while waiting for the lender to (hopefully) approve it?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id=Signature><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Sincerely,<br>Jon M. Fritzler<br>Attorney at Law<br>717 E. 22<sup>nd</sup> St.<br>Vancouver, WA 98663<br>Tel. 360.818.4431<br>Eml <a href="mailto:fritzlerlaw@outlook.com" target="_blank">fritzlerlaw@outlook.com</a><br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>