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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:#1F497D'>Information from the National Information Center’s web site:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Western Savings and Loan Company was acquired by Crossland Savings, FSB Crossland Savings, FSB was acquired by Republic National Bank of New York, which was acquired by HSBC Bank USA, National Association<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>There was also a Western Savings and Loan Association. F.A., which failed. Its assets passed to Bank of America Arizona, which was acquired by Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, which was acquired by Bank of America, National Association.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Maybe one of those is your party? I wouldn’t relish a search of either Bank’s records….<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeueETW01-55Rg;color:#1F497D'>John McCrady<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeueETW01-55Rg;color:#1F497D'>Counsel</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Puget Sound Title Company<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>5350 Orchard Street West<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>University Place WA 98466<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>253-476-5721<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><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><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>Josh Grant<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 23, 2016 3:16 PM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv <wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] Clearing title old bank as legal owner<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Another thought I had would be to see if FDIC or Office of Thrift Supervision or ??? agency might know who/what took over from this S&L? Anyone have a good experience and/or have contact info re defunct S&L’s?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> <a href="mailto:rich@pnwle.com" title="rich@pnwle.com">Richard Holland</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Sent:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> Friday, May 20, 2016 10:06 AM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>To:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> <a href="mailto:wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com" title="wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com">WSBA Real Property Listserv</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Subject:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> Re: [WSBARP] Clearing title old bank as legal owner<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>What a mess. This is why as soon as you hear ‘mobile home’ the groans in the office are audible.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><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><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> <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>Bickel, Dwight<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 19, 2016 3:21 PM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv <<a href="mailto:wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] Clearing title old bank as legal owner<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#002060'>I would not publicly disagree with the fine personnel at the county. </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:navy'>But I can copy the statute. The State Legislature has actually answered that manufactured home becoming real property question fairly clearly in RCW chapter 65.20. <i>See </i><a href="http://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=65.20.030">RCW 65.30.030</a>:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white'>The manufactured home shall not be real property in any form, including fixture law, unless the title is eliminated under this chapter.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#002060'>Of course that does not affect the Treasurer: </span><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>RCW 65.20.910:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.25in;line-height:15.6pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;line-height:15.6pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect the taxation of manufactured homes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Sent:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> Thursday, May 19, 2016 11:37 AM</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Once physically affixed a mobile home <i><u>is </u></i>real estate. </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>According to Excise, because the mobile has become “real estate” by being affixed and now taxed as such (this latter part is critical), it is real estate already regardless of the existence of a title with DOL. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'><hr size=1 width="100%" noshade style='color:black' align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>NOTICE: The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidential and may be privileged. 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