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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank you Setareh! I’ll let everyone know if I get my hand bit when submitting the redacted death certificate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Eric<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Eric C. Nelsen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sayre Law Offices, PLLC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">1417 31st Ave South<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Seattle WA 98144-3909<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">206-625-0092<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="mailto:eric@sayrelawoffices.com"><span style="color:#467886">eric@sayrelawoffices.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Setareh Mahmoodi<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, July 18, 2025 3:24 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] King County recording of death certificate after Comm Prop Agrmt<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Hi Eric, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">We routinely record redacted death certificates and I typically redact more than just the Social Security number. I often remove other confidential information such as health-related
details, etc. I have not encountered an issue with redaction with the recorder's office or a title company. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Of course, a coversheet is required. Depending on the circumstances, I may also record an Affidavit of Surviving Spouse. If you have an online e-recording account or use another recording
platform, you can submit the documents electronically for a minimal fee, which makes the process much more efficient. Once recorded, I instruct the client to contact the King County Assessor’s Office to request removal of the decedent’s name from the property
tax records and related accounts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">So far, the recording gremlin hasn’t gotten me—but there’s always a next time! I do say a quiet prayer and pay my respects to the recording gods with each submission, because you never
know what creative new rule an agent might decide to enforce that day...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#222222">Setareh Mahmoodi </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#222222">Attorney at Law </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#222222">Law Offices of Setareh Mahmoodi, PS</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> <<a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>> on behalf of Eric Nelsen <<a href="mailto:eric@sayrelawoffices.com">eric@sayrelawoffices.com</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, July 18, 2025 10:20 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <<a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] King County recording of death certificate after Comm Prop Agrmt</span>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">What is the current state of affairs with the King County Recorder, when recording a death certificate?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="xmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Can I redact SSN, or will it be rejected because redaction of official documents isn’t allowed?</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="xmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Do I need a REET Affidavit to accompany it, if I’m recording solely to follow up an already-recorded Community Property Agreement?</span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<li class="xmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">WAC 459-61A-303(2)(m) says an affidavit is required if recording a death certificate “pursuant to a previously recorded transfer on death deed.” But
I’m not recording for that reason.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="xmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">WAC 459-61A-303(2)(a) says an affidavit is required if recording “a transfer” “in fulfillment of a community property agreement.” But I’m not recording
“a transfer” document.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Anything else I should know? Are we required to submit only before 9:30 AM on alternate Thursdays in odd-numbered months, unless an exemption is obtained from the County Records Inspector General who lurks
in a basement office beneath an anonymous abandoned warehouse in the SoDo district and only stamps paperwork in person?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sincerely,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Eric</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Eric C. Nelsen</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sayre Law Offices, PLLC</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">1417 31st Ave South</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Seattle WA 98144-3909</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">206-625-0092</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="mailto:eric@sayrelawoffices.com">eric@sayrelawoffices.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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