<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>I rarely think disclosure is a bad idea. I'd disclose now.<br><br><div><br></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Cheers,<br><br>David Paul Williams<br>Fly Fishing For Western Smallmouth<br>(Stackpole Books)</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br><a href="tel:425.463.6384" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0">425.463.6384</a><br><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Order Fly Fishing For Western Smallmouth at your local fly shop</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Or find at your favorite <a title="independent bookstore" href="http://www.indiebound.org/" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.indiebound.org/">independent bookstore</a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div></div><div><br>On Feb 19, 2015, at 6:42 PM, Marc Holmes <<a href="mailto:marc@holmeslawgroup.com">marc@holmeslawgroup.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">When should a lessor/seller provide the tenant/buyer of residential property a seller disclosure statement (aka Form 17)? When the lease and option agreements are signed or later if and when the option is exercised and the purchase and sale agreement comes into effect? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">I’m working on one where the seller is receiving a large, non-refundable option price up front so I’m inclined to do the Form 17 at inception so the 3 day right of rescission will run its course. Bad idea?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Marc Holmes<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Holmes Law Group PLLC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">808 5th Ave N<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Seattle WA 98109<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://holmeslawgroup.com/">HolmesLawGroup.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="mailto:marc@holmeslawgroup.com">marc@holmeslawgroup.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Ofc: 206-357-4224<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Cell: 206-849-0853<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>WSBARP mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:WSBARP@lists.wsbarppt.com">WSBARP@lists.wsbarppt.com</a></span><br><span><a href="http://mailman.fsr.com/mailman/listinfo/wsbarp">http://mailman.fsr.com/mailman/listinfo/wsbarp</a></span></div></blockquote></body></html>