[WSBARP] Today's King Co Recording Tale of Woe - help!

[Craig Blackmon]

Sam, that's exactly right.

Mark, that's exactly what was rejected by the Recorder!

Still looking for that silver bullet...

Craig
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On Thu, May 18, 2023 at 12:31 PM <samuel at meylerlegal.com> wrote:

> Craig,
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> When you say that the grantee has been and will be solely liable on the
> existing debt, do you mean that the grantee was the only party to the
> promissory note and the only one of them that was a party to the deed of
> trust?  Even if the grantee was the only one of the two that paid for any
> of the debt, DOR’s position is that the co-owner (grantor) is still liable
> for the underlying debt if they were a party to the promissory note or deed
> of trust.
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> Sam
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> *Samuel M. Meyler*
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> *From:* wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com <
> wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com> *On Behalf Of *Craig Blackmon
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 18, 2023 10:20 AM
> *To:* WSBA Real Property List Serve <wsbarp at lists.wsbarppt.com>
> *Subject:* [WSBARP] Today's King Co Recording Tale of Woe - help!
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> Listmates, any insight you can provide as to a good path forward would
> be greatly appreciated. Here is my conundrum.
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> Client (grantee) has been and will be solely liable on existing debt.
> Grantee paying co-owner (grantor) additional $20k. A gift of remaining
> equity.
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> The excise tax should be due on the $20k. It appears to me (and now
> apparently the Recorder's Office as well) that the Supplemental Statement
> does not offer this option. I have now been told in the rejection notice
> that tax is due on one half the debt as well.
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> The rejection notice includes a "call for assistance" [sic] phone number;
> call, put on hold for five minutes, told to call back. Ahhh, just keep
> breathing...
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> At this point it may be more cost effective to file a lawsuit. What do you
> think?
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> Craig
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> Craig Blackmon, Attorney at Law
> <https://www.mywsba.org/PersonifyEbusiness/LegalDirectory/LegalProfile.aspx?Usr_ID=000000029240>
>
> 92 Lenora St. #103, Seattle WA  98121
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> Office/Cell: (206) 369-5949
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> On the blog: Changes to Title and the QCD
> <https://seattlepropertylawyer.com/blog/quitclaim-deed-explained>
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