[WSBARP] Scrivenor's Error on Deed
Susan Donahue
sdonahue at sdonahuelaw.com
Tue Nov 1 15:58:22 PDT 2022
Thanks for further explanation, Brent.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Nov 1, 2022, at 3:50 PM, Brent Williams-Ruth <brent at williams-ruthlaw.com> wrote:
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> It's not brave. I am dyslexic. I tell my clients when they onboard which is why for everything I do from EP to sending out pleadings or Deeds (which were signed by the Executor BTW), I ask them to verify because I truly do not see when I make simple transposition errors.
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> But I hate it. I hate making mistakes and having it slip through the multiple processes in place that are created to guard against it.
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> I like knowing that I don't have to change it - but I think I will simply because it will make me feel better.
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>> On Tue, Nov 1, 2022 at 3:28 PM Susan Donahue <sdonahue at sdonahuelaw.com> wrote:
>> I agree with correcting it. And brave of you to admit it. I think it’s always best to correct a mistake you make. There’s a lot of credibility created that way—oddly. Clients appreciate the honesty.
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>> Susan
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>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>>> On Nov 1, 2022, at 3:12 PM, Roger Hawkes <roger at skyvalleylawyers.com> wrote:
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>>> Brent: I think correcting it is best. Lay folks tend to think of addresses rather than legalities.
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>>> From: wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com> On Behalf Of Brent Williams-Ruth
>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2022 2:46 PM
>>> To: WSBA Real Property Listserv <wsbarp at lists.wsbarppt.com>
>>> Subject: [WSBARP] Scrivenor's Error on Deed
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>>> List Members -
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>>> I made a scrivener's error that was not caught by the client. I transposed two numbers on a deed of personal representative where I have the section that says Property Commonly Known As: 4390 Main Street.....and I wrote 4930 Main Street.
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>>> Everything else is correct. Parcel number. Legal description. Everything except that. The recording was done nearly two years ago. A call to the County auditor (not King, Pierce, or Thurston) said that they only go by the parcel number and legal description which is why it was not rejected.
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>>> Will this error cause any trouble down the line in 50-75 years when the relatives are looking to get rid of this property? (I say this because it is a property that is a family jewel....maybe the grandkids who are infants now will not want it but staying in the family until then).
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>>> Thank you for your thoughts.
>>>
>>> Brent Williams-Ruth (pronouns: he/him)
>>> Attorney-At-Law
>>>
>>> Law Offices of Brent Williams-Ruth, a division of BWR Consulting, PLLC
>>>
>>> Physical Address: 500 S 336th Street, Suite 214; Federal Way, WA 98003
>>>
>>> **EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY** All mail sent through the USPS should be sent to the following address: PO BOX 3319; Federal Way, WA 98063
>>>
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>>>
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