[WSBARP] Legal Description zero range and numbered quarter section?

[John McCrady]

Keep in mind that the legal description contained on the treasurers deed might be taken from the Assessor/Treasurer's tax rolls, but it is not an "abbreviated legal description" in the technical sense of RCW 65.04.045.  The legal description contained on the Assessor's rolls might be condensed and contain abbreviations but, at least the ones I see in Pierce County, is a complete legal description and in my opinion is sufficient to pass title.
I am entirely comfortable insuring title based on that legal description, though for our commitment and policy I would "translate" the description to one based on the usual conventions.

John McCrady
Counsel
Puget Sound Title Company
5350 Orchard Street West
University Place WA 98466
253-476-5721

From: wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com] On Behalf Of Doris Eslinger
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2017 6:08 PM
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Subject: Re: [WSBARP] Legal Description zero range and numbered quarter section?

I just want to make an observation: a couple times I came across a legal description on a Treasurer's Deed containing only an abbreviated legal taken from the tax bill.  I recently had to prepare a deed to convey title of a property the client bought at a tax sale. The Treasurer's Deed lacks the full legal description so I included both the abbreviated legal and the full legal as the legal description.   What do the others do in that situation, continue the error or correct it?

Regards,

Doris Eslinger
Attorney at Law
Eslinger Law Office, PLLC
2200 112th Ave NE | Suite 200 | Bellevue, WA 98005 | Phone: (425) 451-3237 |
Fax: (425) 633-2468 | doris at eslingerlawoffice.com<mailto:doris at eslingerlawoffice.com> | eslingerlawoffice.com<http://www.eslingerlawoffice.com/>

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Subject: [WSBARP] Legal Description zero range and numbered quarter section?

I have a legal in a Treasurer's Deed that begins as follows:

Section 23 Township 22 Range 00 Quarter 42

Huh? Does anyone understand what Range 00 and Quarter 42 means?

Sincerely,

Eric

Eric C. Nelsen
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Seattle WA  98144-3909
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