[WSBARP] government lien

[Scott Thomas]

Depends what authority the city used.  See, for example, RCW 35A.060.010
and  35.80.030.   You will likely wish to get a copy of the judgment (there
is no statutory authority of which I am aware for a prejudgment lien for
code violations.)

On Thu, Dec 18, 2025 at 6:27 AM Chris B <chrisb at firstavenuelaw.com> wrote:

> In my opinion, if it’s recorded as a lien, then it’s just against the
> property.
>
> While there’s certainly a claim against the individual, if it’s not
> reduced to judgment, it’s just that, a claim.
>
> Christopher T Benis
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Dec 17, 2025, at 8:29 PM, Craig Gourley <craig at glgmail.com> wrote:
>
> 
>
> Listmates   We have a client that a city entered his property and
> demolished a building and then filed a lien for about $90k.   I don’t know
> all of the back story or details yet but my question is one of liability.
> Does anyone know if this type of lien is personal or just run with the
> property?   If he let’s the bank foreclose is the obligation gone or does
> it follow him personally if he no longer owns the property?   Thanks in
> advance!
>
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