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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I just encountered a similar fact pattern and can offer the following general advice:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The best bet is a negotiation. According to the advice I received, which was an heir living in the property after a sheriff’s sale, the statutes are very murky and an ejectment action was probably in order in my client’s case. Problem is that there is an eight month redemption period, which is almost as long as the inhabitant could stay if the ejectment action runs its course.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Also, there is an interplay between homestead rights and the ability to stay during a redemption period.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>After speaking with a couple of lawyers who know this stuff better than I do, the conclusion I came to was that negotiation to get the inhabitant out for cash would be a better course of action than almost any alternative…<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Scott Hildebrand<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Marcus Fry<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 27, 2017 8:08 PM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv (wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com) <wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] Occupant in property after tax foreclosure sale<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Client purchases property at a tax foreclosure sale and received the tax deed in accordance with RCW 84.64. Someone is occupying the property, not sure if it is former homeowner or a tenant, but they refuse to answer the door. I cannot find anything in the statute that allows client/purchaser to use RCW 59.12 to evict. Is my client’s only legal procedure (besides cash for keys) an ejectment action? Any insight from someone who has encountered this before would be appreciated.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Marcus J. Fry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Lyon, Weigand & Gustafson, P.S. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>P.O. Box 1689 <br>Yakima, Washington 98907 <br>Telephone: (509) 248-7220 <br>Facsimile: (509) 575-1883 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>NOTICES:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Confidentiality: </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>This e-mail transmission may contain information which is protected by attorney-client, work product and/or other privileges. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, or taking of any action in reliance on the contents, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please contact us immediately and return the e-mail to us by choosing Reply (or the corresponding function on your e-mail system) and then deleting the e-mail.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>