[WSBARP] Scrivenor's Error on Deed

Tue Nov 1 16:56:05 PDT 2022

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From: wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com> On Behalf Of Shaun Watchie Perry
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Subject: Re: [WSBARP] Scrivenor's Error on Deed

OK- here's my 2 cents after 41 years of practice: I would re-record to correct real property address. Literally type that at the top of a certified copy of the recorded deed.  Pay the recording fees. Let the client know. It's a little embarrassing but if it helps you sleep better at night, it's well worth it. Clients do appreciate candor. If this is the worst thing you ever do, count yourself lucky. We are too darn hard on ourselves. If there is title insurance, get an endorsement. Believe me, corrected deeds to correct scriveners deeds are done ALL THE TIME. As my late mother used to say, " Shame on you for being human..."

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On 2022-11-01 3:42 pm, Brent Williams-Ruth wrote:
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.

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.

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<mailto: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.

Susan
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On Nov 1, 2022, at 3:12 PM, Roger Hawkes <roger at skyvalleylawyers.com<mailto:roger at skyvalleylawyers.com>> wrote:

Brent: I think correcting it is best.  Lay folks tend to think of addresses rather than legalities.

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 Brent Williams-Ruth
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Subject: [WSBARP] Scrivenor's Error on Deed

List Members -

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.

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.

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).

Thank you for your thoughts.

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