[WSBARP] REETA Gripe

[Chris B]

Remember, for all these kinds of matters, please refer them to me. I am WSBA's appointed representative to the "Recording Standards Commission", which is working on "document rejection guidelines."  So all horror stories are welcome.

Sadly, FWIW, the Recording Standards Commission is only dealing with the county recorder/auditor aspect, and ignoring the excise tax issues (which are many).


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From: wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com> On Behalf Of Mark Anderson
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I'm glad I could do that for them (whoever "them" is).

Mark

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But just think how empowered it made the clerk feel that they have the ability to make your life miserable.

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From: wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com<mailto:wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com> <wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com<mailto:wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com>> On Behalf Of Mark Anderson
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Subject: [WSBARP] REETA Gripe

Dear Listmates:

I just submitted a quitclaim deed to the King County Recorder with a REETA on which I claimed a gift exemption under WAC 458-61A-201 (gift but grantor continues to pay debt).  Here is what I put on the excise tax affidavit:
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I put the 2.B.2. in brackets because it does not represent a section/subsection of the WAC, but I knew they wanted a reference to the Supplemental Statement there anyway.

King County rejected the recording with the following explanation:

EXCISE SECTION 7 THE SEUBSECTION IS IN THE INCORRECT FORMAT. DID YOU MEAN WAC 458-61A-201(B2)?

Really?  Incorrect format?  The Supplemental Statement section/subsection/paragraph is clearly "2.B.2." and not "(B2)."  Even so, how could someone misinterpret 2.B.2.?  This is a person who rejected my submission, not a computer algorithm.

The real issue here is that there is no writing that lays out the specific format that is required on the REETA.  Section 7 of the REETA clearly says "WAC number (section/subsection)."  It does not say WAC number (section/subsection) and paragraph number from the Supplemental Statement in the following format: (subsection paragraph) (no section or periods or spaces between subsection and paragraph)."

Does anyone know of any written direction from the King County Recorder regarding how to annotate a REETA?

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