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<p class="MsoNormal">Oscar, The Washington Court of Appeals has interpreted the Lis Pendens statute broadly in the Schwab v Seattle case as cited by Tom Westbrook: “We are persuaded by the reasoning that the purpose of the lis pendens statute is best served
by a broad interpretation of its language.” Easement disputes and restrictive covenants are included in lis pendens. As Washington Practice indicates in Volume 1A 1997, updated 2008, “At the time the summons and complaint are filed, a notice of lis pendens
should also be filed and recorded with the County Auditor.” The Owner’s attorney is in the process of bonding around Lien Foreclosure action. My inclination is to release the Lis Pendens at that stage assuming that my client would be able to recover from
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Douglas W. Scott<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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""> Oscar Yang [mailto:oscar.yang@esberrylaw.com]
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<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, February 25, 2018 1:22 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Douglas W. Scott<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Lis Pendens<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Doug— how do we define an action affecting the title or ownership of a property? To us, its definition should be significantly broader than a quiet title action. Probably, to those who want to cancel it, they want it to be as narrowly
defined as possible. Would love to hear your thoughts, and also if you find out any case that defines it broadly, please let us know.
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