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</head><body><p>In my opinion, yes, I would still be very careful. I think there may be narrow instances in which a lien may be filed and contractor registration not required. At least, I think you have a high burden and must be prepared to convince the court that a lien is frivolous and that the claimant was aware. The frivolous lien statute has turned out to be nearly useless, again in my opinion.</p><blockquote type="cite"><!-- [if gte mso 9]><xml>
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif] -->On January 6, 2017 at 6:41 PM "James L. Strichartz" <jim@condo-lawyers.com> wrote:<br><br><div class="ox-db77b4b2f7-WordSection1"><p class="ox-db77b4b2f7-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; color: #1f497d;">Does that caveat apply if the person who claimed the lien is not and was not a licensed contractor?</span></p><p class="ox-db77b4b2f7-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; color: #1f497d;"> </span></p><div><p class="ox-db77b4b2f7-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; color: #1f497d;"> </span></p><p class="ox-db77b4b2f7-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; color: #1f497d;"> </span></p><div align="center"><table class="ox-db77b4b2f7-MsoNormalTable mce-item-table" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody><tr style="height: 39.25pt;"><td width="393" valign="top" style="width: 294.45pt; border-top: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-bottom: none; border-right: none; padding: 5.75pt 5.75pt 5.75pt 5.75pt; height: 39.25pt;"><p class="ox-db77b4b2f7-MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 2.0pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 9.0pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;">Jim Strichartz</span></strong></p><p class="ox-db77b4b2f7-MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 2.0pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 9.0pt;"><em><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;">Attorney</span></em></p><p class="ox-db77b4b2f7-MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 2.0pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 9.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;">Fellow, College of Community Association Lawyers</span></p></td><td width="299" valign="top" style="width: 224.3pt; border-top: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 5.75pt 5.75pt 5.75pt 5.75pt; height: 39.25pt;"><p class="ox-db77b4b2f7-MsoNormal" align="right" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 2.0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: right; line-height: 9.0pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;">Law Offices of James L. 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Strichartz" <<a href="mailto:jim@condo-lawyers.com">jim@condo-lawyers.com</a>> wrote:</p><div><p class="ox-db77b4b2f7-ox-39506c9831-msonormal"><span style="color: #1f497d;">Listmates,</span></p><p class="ox-db77b4b2f7-ox-39506c9831-msonormal"><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span></p><p class="ox-db77b4b2f7-ox-39506c9831-msonormal"><span style="color: #1f497d;">Is there anyone who is willing to have a brief discussion with me on tactics in an action under RCW 60.04.081? We need to file the action on Monday due to an impending property sale date.</span></p><p class="ox-db77b4b2f7-ox-39506c9831-msonormal"><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span></p><p class="ox-db77b4b2f7-ox-39506c9831-msonormal"><span style="color: #1f497d;">Thanks,</span></p><p class="ox-db77b4b2f7-ox-39506c9831-msonormal"><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span></p><p class="ox-db77b4b2f7-ox-39506c9831-msonormal"><span style="color: #1f497d;">Jim</span></p><p class="ox-db77b4b2f7-ox-39506c9831-msonormal"><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span></p><div align="center"><table class="ox-db77b4b2f7-MsoNormalTable mce-item-table" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody><tr style="height: 39.25pt;"><td width="393" valign="top" style="width: 294.45pt; border-top: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-bottom: none; border-right: none; padding: 5.75pt 5.75pt 5.75pt 5.75pt; height: 39.25pt;"><p class="ox-db77b4b2f7-ox-39506c9831-msonormal" style="margin-bottom: 2.0pt; line-height: 9.0pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;">Jim Strichartz</span></strong></p><p class="ox-db77b4b2f7-ox-39506c9831-msonormal" style="margin-bottom: 2.0pt; line-height: 9.0pt;"><em><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;">Attorney</span></em></p><p class="ox-db77b4b2f7-ox-39506c9831-msonormal" style="margin-bottom: 2.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; color: #1f497d;">Fellow, College of Community Association Lawyers</span></p></td><td width="299" valign="top" style="width: 224.3pt; border-top: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 5.75pt 5.75pt 5.75pt 5.75pt; height: 39.25pt;"><p class="ox-db77b4b2f7-ox-39506c9831-msonormal" align="right" style="margin-bottom: 2.0pt; text-align: right; line-height: 9.0pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;">Law Offices of James L. 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