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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Correct, an easement does not transfer title, but depending on the current and intended use of the land, a grant of an easement with various rights afforded under such easement such as placing of a fence, etc.
may be sufficient to resolve the matter. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Marcus Fry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Lyon, Weigand & Gustafson PS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Yakima, WA.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>HOWARD HERMAN<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 22, 2015 10:42 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'WSBA Real Property Listserv'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] boundary dispute settlement<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black;font-style:normal">See RCW 58.17.040 (6) A lot line adjustment is the only way to sever a piece of land from one lot and add it to an adjoining lot. An easement does not transfer title and a deed standing alone would create another
tax parcel which is not allowed. Check with your county planning department for the procedure. And yes, a survey is required.</span><span style="color:black;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></h4>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Howard Herman<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">509 220 5810<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
<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>Gregory L. Ursich<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 21, 2015 9:22 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] boundary dispute settlement<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">No; do not shortcut, need the survey to make the boundary line agreement valid. -Greg Ursich, Inslee Best<br>
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Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p>
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On Oct 21, 2015, at 5:52 PM, Matt Johnson <<a href="mailto:Matt@gravislaw.com">Matt@gravislaw.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">All, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I represented a party in a boundary dispute, OP has capitulated and accepted that my client is the rightful owner. Initially, OP agreed to split the cost of a survey, filing, and boundary dispute agreement for filing pursuant to RCW 58.04.007.
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<p class="MsoNormal">However . . . after the estimate was received OP has decided not to split the costs and my client does not want to pay for it alone.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Does anybody have any creative ideas on how to memorialize the settlement of a boundary dispute without a survey that would be binding upon successors to the properties and would show up in the property index?
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Matthew R. Johnson|</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="color:#1F497D">Attorney at Law</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#1F497D">Gravis Law, PLLC</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#1F497D">P.O. Box 182 | 350 E. Main St.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dayton, WA 99328</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#1F497D">509-382-2030 (office)<br>
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