<html><body><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div>There has been significant discussion over this question among RE brokerage industry lawyers and not surprisingly, there is no single consensus answer. We would love for you to be a test case at the appellate level so we can have an answer!<br></div><div><br></div><div>I am of the opinion that because the questions seller must answer are statutorily mandated, seller MUST comply with seller's statutory obligations before the burden shifts to buyer to review and terminate or waive within three days of receipt. Until seller fully complies, buyer's termination period does not begin. It is not up to buyer to let seller know that seller did not comply with seller's statutory obligations.</div><div><br></div><div>The voices on the other side of the equation advocate the notion that courts will take a more reasonable approach and apply a common sense analysis over a black letter interpretation ... substance over form. Buyer had the opportunity to let seller know of a perceived failure in answering the questions and secreting that information away until a time that buyer wants to terminate the agreement is not "good faith" and would be frowned upon by a court.</div><div><br></div><div>I don't believe that you will find a lock solid answer to this question unless your client litigates and gets the answer for all of us.</div><div><br></div><hr id="zwchr"><div style="color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><b>From: </b>"Craig Blackmon" <craig@lawofficeofcraigblackmon.com><br><b>To: </b>"WSBA Real Property Listserv" <wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com><br><b>Sent: </b>Monday, November 7, 2016 10:34:56 AM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [WSBARP] Form 17 issue<br><div><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px">I dunno. At a minimum, you can argue that the signed and dated acknowledgement constituted receipt of the "completed" form. If buyers thought the form was incomplete, they shouldn't have acknowledged receipt of it. But they did, and the three days ran. The more your facts are consistent with "buyer's remorse" and not anything to do with the actual Form 17, the stronger your argument.<div><br></div><div>That's what I'd argue if I were you. And I don't see any common law basis for rescission.</div><div><br></div><div>Craig</div><div><br></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Craig Blackmon, Attorney at Law</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" data-mce-style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.seattlepropertylawyer.com/" target="_blank">Seattle Real Estate Lawyer</a></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" data-mce-style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">92 Lenora St. (The Makers Space, a shared work environment) </span></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" data-mce-style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Seattle WA 98121</span></span><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" data-mce-style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Office/Cell: </span></span><span style="font-size:12.8px">(206) 369-5949 </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">Fax: (206) 770-7328 </span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://twitter.com/LawyerBroker" target="_blank">@LawyerBroker</a></span><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="http://www.seattlepropertylawyer.com/blog?category=Buy+without+an+Agent" target="_blank">How to Buy Without an Agent</a> | </span><span style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="http://www.seattlepropertylawyer.com/blog?category=Sell+FSBO" target="_blank">How to Sell FSBO</a> | <a href="http://www.seattlepropertylawyer.com/blog?category=Real+Estate+Glossary" target="_blank">RE Glossary</a></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This communication is a private, confidential electronic communication encompassed by 18 USC 2510. 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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Nov 4, 2016 at 6:05 PM, Douglas W. Scott <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:doug@davisscottlaw.com" target="_blank">doug@davisscottlaw.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">I guess the questions are: did the buyer rescind based upon something generated from the unanswered questions? Why didn’t the seller eventually complete those 2 answers?
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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" target="_blank">wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com" target="_blank">wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Stephen Whitehouse<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, November 04, 2016 12:14 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] Form 17 issue<span data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;" style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><span data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;" style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> I am looking for feedback on your experience with a Form 17 issue.<span data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;" style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><span data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;" style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> The form was fully filled out except two answers were left blank. No issue was ever raised and now, four days before closing, buyer is rescinding on that basis. <span data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;" style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><span data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;" style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> RCW 64.06.030 requires a "completed" statement. However, it also states that the buyer has two options to exercise within three days, to rescind or to approve
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> Has the buyer waived the defect, either statutorily, or under the common law? I understand there is some conventional wisdom emanating from the MLS that the
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