[WSBARP] Abandoned Vehicles/Boats

[Bryce Dille]

It was action for ejectment under RCW7.28

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Subject: Re: [WSBARP] Abandoned Vehicles/Boats

Thank you.  This is an interesting way to go.  Did you do the eviction under RCW 59.20?

Jeff

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Subject: Re: [WSBARP] Abandoned Vehicles/Boats

We started an eviction action since old manufactured homes were on my clients property and we got as default order where the judge pursuant to our request ordered that if they weren't removed with in a certain time frame then we could have them demolished and disposed of at defs expense since due to the age of homes and condition the county would not permit the homes to be moved elsewhere.

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Dille Law, PLLC
P: 360-350-0270 | F: 844-210-4503
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Subject: Re: [WSBARP] Abandoned Vehicles/Boats

Jeff,
Have you called a local towing company? They might tow the vehicles, then auction them. If you can't get them to agree, maybe they would tow to a storage unit, you pay 2 or 3 month's rent, then send the storage unit address to the title owner, certified and regular. If you sue the title owner think about  including 4.24.630 damage to property damages.
I've had to foreclose on vessels and manufactured homes - you might get default judgments on a nuisance claim. You might have to serve by publication.
Look at the manufactured home title elimination rules - probably too easy but worth a check.
Rick
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Subject: [WSBARP] Abandoned Vehicles/Boats

Jefferson County pursued a neighbor to remove derelict vehicles including an RV, a 5th wheel trailer, a regular trailer, van and a few trucks from his vacant land.  To solve this problem, and to facilitate the sale of his land, Neighbor towed the derelict vehicles onto client's vacant land.  Client only found out about this when he received a nasty gram from Jefferson County telling him he needed to deal with the vehicles.  They have only been on client's land for a little over a month.

Neighbor has left town.  No known address.  Client is working with the County and Department of Licensing regarding titles to each vehicle.  The two trucks and van are full of stuff like old car parts, scrap metal, and other odds and ends.  The worry is if client simply disposes of these items that neighbor will return and claim client owes him lots of money for converting neighbor's very valuable property.  [client has taken lots of pictures of the vehicles and stuff so not worried so much about valuation.]

Is there a process to have these items deemed abandoned?  I envision, if I had neighbor's address, sending him a letter saying you have 45 days to pick up your stuff or it will be deemed abandoned and it will be disposed of without further accounting.  Have any of you run into this situation before?

In a related matter, another client purchased property from an estate, years ago, with the understanding the estate or its heirs would pick up a 26 foot sail boat left there.  The boat has been left there for over eight years.  Is that abandoned?  I believe the boat is a Coast Guard documented vessel.  What to do?  The probate was closed years ago.

And to cover the full line of things left, a third client inherited her mother's home and property.  Mother had allowed a person to place a manufactured home on her property and charged him rent.  Client evicted the tenant who left, months ago, and has made no attempt to move the home.  Is this abandoned?

I looked at the RCW's dealing with vehicles but have not found anything that really applies.  Any help would be appreciated.

Jeff


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