[WSBARP] Document Rejections

[Kary Krismer]

Dang, if only they'd done that with 80/20 loan Deeds of Trust back in 
2007!  ;-)  :-D

Kary L. Krismer
206 723-2148

On 10/25/2022 3:57 PM, Jennifer L White wrote:
>
> Here’s a great one for the commission – file it under, “You’ve got to 
> be kidding with a healthy side of bureaucratic BS”:
>
> I met with new EP clients last week. H & W long term marriage with 5 
> grown children. One of the children loaned the parents $$$$$$ so they 
> could pay off their existing home mortgage and the H could finally 
> retire and stop working (age 80+). An attorney in Seattle prepared a 
> properly drawn Note & DOT documenting the transaction. The adult child 
> (here in Yakima) took the executed DOT to the auditor’s office to 
> record it as instructed by her attorney. The clerk she encountered 
> looked at the document and told her, “You can’t do that to your 
> parents. This is wrong. You can’t do it. It’s not allowed.” The clerk 
> rejected the document and sent the adult child packing.  There was 
> nothing amiss with the formatting or execution of the document, and it 
> was a typical form DOT.
>
> The adult child’s attorney in Seattle was dumbfounded and is now 
> sending the document himself to be recorded.
>
> Jennifer L. White, Esq.
>
> jen at appletreelaw.com <mailto:jen at appletreelaw.com>//
>
> PO Box 11037
>
> Yakima, WA 98909
>
> 509.225.9813
>
> *From:* wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com 
> <wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com> *On Behalf Of *Dwight Bickel
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 25, 2022 3:32 PM
> *To:* WSBA Real Property Listserv <wsbarp at lists.wsbarppt.com>
> *Subject:* [WSBARP] Document Rejections
>
> The real property lawyers are tiring of the document rejections for a 
> wide variety of opinions from whoever is at the desk at the time. The 
> Auditors are actually interested to compile these examples.
>
> There is now a “Document Rejections Commission” with Auditors and some 
> title company representatives. Vicky Dalton (Spokane Auditor) has been 
> a long-time friend of the real property lawyers and title companies, 
> actively assisting for legislative fixes. I think the real property 
> section should be working with her to propose legislative solutions.
>
> Examples would be helpful. I don’t mean the real estate excise tax 
> rejections; I mean the Auditors’ document rejections and required 
> corrections to comply with their opinions of the moment. Many are due 
> to the frustrating failure of us lawyers to comply with the document 
> recording standards. I suggest looking at these and modifying your 
> forms so the proper information is on the first page, then you can 
> avoid the cover page that causes its own problems.
>
> Dwight A. Bickel
>
> Real Property Title Advisor
>
> Washington Title Professional
>
> Dwight at DwightBickel.com <mailto:Dwight at DwightBickel.com>
>
> https:/dwightbickel.com
>
> 206-484-1976
>
>
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