[WSBARP] Occupant in property after tax foreclosure sale

[Marcus Fry]

Client purchases property at a tax foreclosure sale and received the tax deed in accordance with RCW 84.64.  Someone is occupying the property, not sure if it is former homeowner or a tenant, but they refuse to answer the door.  I cannot find anything in the statute that allows client/purchaser to use RCW 59.12 to evict.  Is my client's only legal procedure (besides cash for keys) an ejectment action?  Any insight from someone who has encountered this before would be appreciated.

Marcus J. Fry
Lyon, Weigand & Gustafson, P.S.
P.O. Box 1689
Yakima, Washington  98907
Telephone:  (509) 248-7220
Facsimile:  (509) 575-1883

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