[WSBARP] Recording Standards Commission (RSC)

[Sullivan, Brett]

That's an excellent question, Craig.

And Chris, thanks again for your work on this project!

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On Thu, Apr 7, 2022 at 2:13 PM Craig Gourley <craig at glgmail.com> wrote:

> Is that 2.5% rejected AFTER they clear excise? I think that is a threshold
> question.
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> *From:* wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com <
> wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com> *On Behalf Of *Chris B
> *Sent:* Thursday, April 7, 2022 1:45 PM
> *To:* wsbarp at lists.wsbarppt.com
> *Subject:* Re: [WSBARP] Recording Standards Commission (RSC)
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> BTW, in case anyone is interested, it has been quoted that appx 2.5% of
> documents submitted for recording are rejected.
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> I am trying to get a breakdown of the various causes of rejection from the
> county auditors.
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> CTB
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> *From:* Chris B
> *Sent:* Thursday, April 7, 2022 11:03 AM
> *To:* wsbarp at lists.wsbarppt.com
> *Subject:* Recording Standards Commission (RSC)
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> As some of you may recall, I am the WSBA designee to serve on the
> Recording Standards Commission (RSC).  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.
>
>
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> The goal of these groups is to standardize recorded document
> acceptance/rejection standards.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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