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<DIV>I have a client whose Deed of Trust was paid off over 3 months ago, and no
lien removal has taken place after payment in full of note. </DIV>
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<DIV>I have reviewed 61.24.110. (2) Seems to say that after reconveyance
isn’t issued after the 60 days found in 61.60.030; that I as attorney can
request the reconveyance by the title company (trustee).</DIV>
<DIV>Then sub (3)(a) says after 120 days of payment, I can record a “statement
of payment” and cc beneficiary and the trustee within 2 days of recording the
“statement of payment”.</DIV>
<DIV>Then under (3)(b) beneficiary and trustee have another 30 days to
object. If no objection recorded then the lien finally <BR>ceases to
exist”.</DIV>
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<DIV>So does this mean that they can wait 150 days before we can extinguish the
DOT lien nonjudicially? But what about judicially, can we threaten
something sooner?</DIV>
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<DIV>However, if this had been a mortgage: under 61.16.030:</DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="COLOR: #0000ff" face="Times New Roman">If the mortgagee fails
to acknowledge satisfaction of the mortgage as provided in </FONT><A
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style='face: "Times' New roman?><FONT style="COLOR: #0000ff"> sixty days from
the date of such request or demand, the mortgagee shall forfeit and pay to the
mortgagor damages and a reasonable attorneys' fee, to be recovered in any court
having competent jurisdiction, and said court, when convinced that said mortgage
has been fully satisfied, shall issue an order in writing, directing the auditor
to immediately record the order</FONT>.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT style='face: "Times' New roman?>So are you sending a nastygram to
Lenders using DOT’s when they haven’t cleared the title earlier, like
after the 60 days? And on what basis can you threaten to collect attorney
fees except maybe for “slander of title” ?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT style='face: "Times' New roman?>Josh</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ">Joshua F. Grant, PS<BR>Attorney at Law<BR>P.
O. Box 619<BR>Wilbur, WA 99185<BR>tel 509 647 5578<BR>fax 509 647
2734<BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>