[WSBARP] Forest lands

[Jeff Davis]

Before you attempt to record the deed, you need to contact Jim Podlesny, 360-417-2420.  He is with the Clallam County assessor’s office and deals with forest land classification issues.  He wants about a week to review the property to see if it qualifies for that classification.  If your client does not yet have one, he will ask they have a forest management plan prepared and submitted to him for review.  

 

In the past we would email Jim with the property information and let him know the client wants to continue the forest land classification.  He would then review his records and contact us with any questions or requirements to continue the classification.  I have not done one since the shutdown so do not know how to actually get him the excise tax affidavit for him to sign off on, before it goes to the treasurer’s office.  We cannot walk into  the treasurers, assessor or auditor’s offices.  When recording deeds we put all the documents, excise tax affidavit, deed, taxes and fees, into an envelop provided by the auditor’s office and place it in their drop box.  You should ask Jim about their procedures.  You can probably mail in the documents, but to whom does it go first?  Good luck.

 

Jeff Davis

 

From: wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com> On Behalf Of Peter Crocker
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2020 8:36 AM
To: WSBA Real Property Listserv <wsbarp at lists.wsbarppt.com>
Subject: Re: [WSBARP] Forest lands

 

The Clallam County Assessor. 

 

"The owner may obtain the notice of continuance form and a real estate excise tax (REET) affidavit from the county. The county assessor's office has the notice of continuance form and the county treasurer's office has the REET affidavit."

WAC 458-30-700 (3)(a).

 

Sincerely, 

Peter

 

Law Office of Peter Crocker, PLLC

210 Polk St., Ste. 6A

Port Townsend, WA 98368

peter at petercrockerlaw.com <mailto:peter at petercrockerlaw.com>  

360-344-8474

 

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On Tue, Oct 20, 2020 at 1:54 AM <michael at westseattleattorney.com <mailto:michael at westseattleattorney.com> > wrote:

I have client in a divorce needing to deed real property in Clallam County designated as forest land. In researching this I was told that there needed to have a continuance form signed - but can't find it ?  I found that the standard Excise Tax Affidavit has boxes to check and found another different Excise Tax Affidavit (attached) -anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks Mike  

 

 

 

 

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