[WSBARP] King County Recorder's Office - Notes about Gifting

[Brent Williams-Ruth]

Colleagues -

For this Friday, I want to share some useful tips as well as the
frustration of my recent filing experience.

Facts - 3 parcels all being gifted to Person A by Person B, no debt, no
consideration.

One of the parcels recorded. Other two rejected - rejection reasons were
NOT identical. To recap - three identical REETA (only changes were parcel,
address, and valuation); three identical Gift Supplement Statements; two
rejections for different reasons and ONE recorded on first try.

After I finished banging my head - I wrote to the Recorder's office saying
I don't know how to make your employees happy. Please help. Here is what I
learned.

#1 - I made the mistake of actually using the citation to the WAC
458-61a-201(6)(b)(i) - that was rejected because that is NOT an acceptable
citation to the WAC.....I have to use the WAC as listed by the DOR on their
approved list found at this link:
https://dor.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/REETExemptions1-1-2023andAfter.xlsx

The official WAC reference to the exemption is 458-61A-201(b)(1). The fact
that this is not an actual citation....fine, forget (6) but there is no #1
- it is a little i. Alas, the head beating continues.

#2 - The gift supplement has a question after you have checked the
appropriate box. That question is - Has there been or will there be a
refinance of the debt? YES or NO (check the box). According to Ms Priscilla
Harper, Fiscal Specialist III with the Recorders Office - they have just
had training from the DOR that requires them to have an answer to this
question.  The fact that there IS NO DEBT doesn't matter. This means that
if you don't check this box you will stand a 66% chance of having the
filing rejected (again, the one recorded on the first try didn't have the
box checked)

#3 - Finally - in case you have a vacant lot that has been used as a garden
or just extra land, the appropriate drop down code is 91 - UNDEVELOPED LAND
(land only).

I actually sought this question out because I wasn't sure what they meant
by undeveloped.....but given that this was the only item that dealt with
land that had no structures showing, I guessed correctly (as verified
through call to DOR before the other rejections).

I share this in hopes that my migraine and subsequent battle may help
others in their pursuits of Recording adventures!

Happy Friday to you,

Brent



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