[WSBARP] Property tax exemption denial

[Gregory L. Gilday]

I had a client who passed away on February 3, 2014.  He had lived in his 
house for a couple of decades and had a senior exemption on the property 
taxes.  When he passed away, he was current in his tax payments.   We 
opened the estate, sold his property, made the distributions and closed 
it down.  I received a call from the title company yesterday informing 
me that Snohomish County has now denied the senior exemption for 2013 
and 2014 and instituted the back due taxes.  While I have seen them 
cancel the senior exemption as of the date of death, I have not seen 
them go back to a prior year and retroactively deny it (especially since 
he was alive the entirety of 2013 and his taxes were timely paid).  Can 
anyone point me in the direction of any RCW or WACs that would give them 
this authority?

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Gregory L. Gilday

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