[WSBARP] Recording Standards Commission (RSC)

[Josh Grant]

I have been having trouble with a new twist.  if I am recording a deed with several co-owner/grantees, we used to be able to put all the names on the REETA and one phone number. Now we get rejections because all the grantees’ phone ##s are not listed/attached.  Why isn’t 1 contact phone number and for that matter one address sufficient?

Joshua F. Grant

P. O. Box 619
Wilbur, WA 99185
509 647 5578

From: Chris B 
Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2022 11:02 AM
To: wsbarp at lists.wsbarppt.com 
Subject: [WSBARP] Recording Standards Commission (RSC)

As some of you may recall, I am the WSBA designee to serve on the Recording Standards Commission (ESC).  As part of that service, I also sit on the Rejection Standards Workgroup. These groups are mostly made up of county auditors/recorders, but there is also representation from title and escrow companies.  I am the sole representative of the legal community.  

 

The goal of these groups is to standardize recorded document acceptance/rejection standards.  

 

I have been charged with reporting back from attorney practitioners on the impacts of recorded document rejections. So, please pass along your “horror stories.” If you wish, you can reply to me anonymously.  The main goal is to report back to the workgroup on what sorts of problems (common or otherwise) are being experienced, and the impacts on consumers resulting from those rejections.

 

Please note that while excise tax (REETA) is no doubt a big source of frustration, the workgroup is mostly interested in the documents being recorded, as opposed to REETA issues.

 

Please note our new website and email address as of 1/1/21.

 

Chris Benis

First Avenue Law Group, PLLC

321 First Avenue West, Seattle, WA  98119

206.447-1900 office – 206.447.9075 fax – www. firstavenuelaw.com  

 

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