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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>It sounds like the right thing to do. Believe it or not, that set of facts is nothing compared to some of the horror stories we’ve been through. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Maybe get the Court to order the “sister” to have to pay the estate’s attorney’s fees for going through this action and get them out of her portion of the eventual inheritance.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>James R. Doran<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Attorney at Law<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>100 E. Pine Street – Suite 205<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Bellingham, WA 98225<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>(360)393-9506<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:jim@doranlegal.com">jim@doranlegal.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>www.doranlegal.com<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bess Derting<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 19, 2015 3:55 PM<br><b>To:</b> wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com<br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] Estate/Unlawful Detainer Action<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I know this has been a problem for others but I have not yet encountered it.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Client is the PR of a solvent, non intervention estate for his father. Will left everything "equally" to all 8 children. Client's sister lived with their father prior to his death and has continued to reside in the home for almost 2 years. Sister refuses to pay rent, utilities, mortgage payment. Sister is a local real estate agent and will not cooperate with the sale of the house. The house must be sold to satisfy the mortgage; however, no other agents will list the house until she is gone due to her extremely bad behavior. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>We served a 20 day notice on May 1 (she avoided service and then threw the notice into the process servers face once he found her). On June 1 I would like to proceed, on behalf of the Estate, with an unlawful detainer action to have her removed but I am not sure this is the proper method/action.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Any suggestions would be much appreciated to a very frustrating situation. Thank you.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Bess<br clear=all><br clear=all><br>-- <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'>Mary E. (Bess) Derting<br><br>Smith & Derting, PLLC<br>Attorneys At Law<br>P.O. Box 845<br>112 N. Second Ave.<br>Okanogan, WA 98840<br>Ph: 509-422-1601<br>Fax: 866-238-7585<br></span><br><br>CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE:<br> <br>This e-mail transmission may contain information which is protected by attorney-client, work product and/or other privileges. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any disclosure of, or taking of, any action in reliance upon the contents hereof is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please contact us immediately and return the e-mail to us by choosing REPLY or equivalent function and then delete the e-mail.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>