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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#2F5496">Good question—pls respond to the list.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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>Randall Cornwall<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 06, 2016 1:59 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv <wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] Ommission of Property Taxes in Title Report<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Listmates - I represent an independent escrow company who closed a residential real estate transaction in King County last summer. The "Exhibit A" legal description of the title report lists two lots (A and B) and 2 tax parcel numbers
at the bottom of page (lets call them tax parcel numbers "1" and "2"). The Schedule B of the commitment only lists the property taxes due for parcel 1, and there is no reference to parcel 2 anywhere else in the commitment. Escrow closes the transaction.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">6 months later buyer's lender contacts escrow and asks why taxes were not collect for parcel 2 in closing. Of course previous owner neglected to pay taxes for parcel 2 for three years. Lender has now advanced payment of all delinquent
taxes for parcel 2 and increased new buyer's monthly P&I reserve payment to make up the difference.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">My thought is that the title company is on the hook since parcel 2 was never listed an an exception in the commitment, but is there a claim against the escrow company for non-collection of taxes due for parcel 2 simply because it was listed
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<p class="MsoNormal">Your thoughts are appreciated.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks, -Randy.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arrus BT";color:black;text-transform:uppercase">Randall J. COrnwall</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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