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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#993366'>What bothers most people is that the reference to the other amendments does not necessitate indexing to those other amendments, and therefor there is no justification for the extra charges.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#993366'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:helveticaneueetw01-55rg;color:#993366'>John McCrady<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:helveticaneueetw01-55rg;color:#993366'>Counsel</span><span style='color:#993366'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#993366'>Puget Sound Title Company<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#993366'>5350 Orchard Street West<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#993366'>University Place WA 98466<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#993366'>253-476-5721<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#993366'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kathryn R. McKinley<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 21, 2015 9:38 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'WSBA Real Property Listserv'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] Recording Fee<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I’ve had this experience in Spokane County and have not been successful in getting the fees reduced. The Auditor’s office relies on RCW 36.18.010 which states in pertinent part: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>County auditors or recording officers shall collect the following fees for their official services: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><a name=IA39AEE0072E111DC9C95B67F5D600394></a><a name=IA398F23072E111DC9C95B67F5D600394></a><a name="SP;f1c50000821b0"></a><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>(1) For recording instruments, for the first page eight and one-half by fourteen inches or less, five dollars; for each additional page eight and one-half by fourteen inches or less, one dollar. The fee for recording multiple transactions contained in one instrument will be <span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>calculated for each transaction requiring separate indexing</span> as required under <a href="http://web2.westlaw.com/find/default.wl?mt=108&db=1000259&docname=WAST65.04.050&rp=%2ffind%2fdefault.wl&findtype=L&ordoc=18647945&tc=-1&vr=2.0&fn=_top&sv=Split&tf=-1&pbc=5E9D796F&rs=WLW15.04">RCW 65.04.050</a> as follows: The fee for each title or transaction is the same fee as the first page of any additional recorded document; the fee for additional pages is the same fee as for any additional pages for any recorded document; the fee for the additional pages may be collected only once and may not be collected for each title or transaction; </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79'>If you get somewhere with your county, I’d be interest in the basis for any reduction in fees. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79'>Thanks, </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:#1F497D'>Kathryn R. McKinley </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Of Counsel </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=214 height=29 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D07C1A.C766A050" alt=PHEmailLogo></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>717 W. Sprague Ave. Suite 1200<br>Spokane, WA 99201<br>(509) 455-6000</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:kathryn.mckinley@painehamblen.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>kathryn.mckinley@painehamblen.com</span></a> </span></u><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> [<a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>James L. Strichartz<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 20, 2015 7:18 PM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] Recording Fee <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'>Thanks, Ron. I have spoken to the recording clerk and the recording supervisor, both of whom think that they have to follow their fee schedule, which of course applies to multiple transactions. The auditor is out of the office until Wednesday, but the supervisor has promised to bring this issue up with her. I will talk to her if the supervisor does not come back with a correct response. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'>Jim </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#C00000'>Please check out our new website, now live at <a href="http://www.condo-lawyers.com">www.condo-lawyers.com</a>. </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:39.25pt'><td width=393 valign=top style='width:294.45pt;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-bottom:none;border-right:none;padding:5.75pt 5.75pt 5.75pt 5.75pt;height:39.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:9.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Jim Strichartz</span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:9.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Attorney</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=299 valign=top style='width:224.3pt;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:5.75pt 5.75pt 5.75pt 5.75pt;height:39.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:right;line-height:9.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Law Offices of James L. 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Sounds like you are dealing with someone who is trying to draw an analogy to a Lien Release recording where the Release references by recording # more than 1 lien recording to be released. Yes – that is a multiple transaction [all of which I suspect you know]. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Ron </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red'>I AM TYPICALLY IN THE SEATTLE OFFICE ON TUESDAY AND THURSDAY AND IN THE MOUNT VERNON OFFICE ON MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:green'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Ronald G. 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Strichartz<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 20, 2015 4:35 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] Recording Fee </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>I just had an amended and restated condominium declaration rejected by the Benton County Auditor because I did not remit the proper recording fee. They claim that the correct fee for recording the first page of the document is $792 dollars because it references the declaration and nine prior amendments as required by RCW 64.34.264(3). They are claiming that the reference to multiple documents makes this multiple transactions. Has anyone had a similar experience. I have not run across this logic in any other county. Any assistance you can give would be appreciated. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Jim </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#C00000'>Please check out our new website, now live at <a href="http://www.condo-lawyers.com">www.condo-lawyers.com</a>. </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:39.25pt'><td width=393 valign=top style='width:294.45pt;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-bottom:none;border-right:none;padding:5.75pt 5.75pt 5.75pt 5.75pt;height:39.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:9.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Jim Strichartz</span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:9.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Attorney</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=299 valign=top style='width:224.3pt;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:5.75pt 5.75pt 5.75pt 5.75pt;height:39.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:right;line-height:9.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Law Offices of James L. 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