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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Many strong cases that say that with an unnotarized, unrecorded lease, it can still be valid for the sole reason that the parties have treated it as valid for years. Don’t even require what we are used to thinking about with part performance tests. Just, length of time they treated it as controlling. I am pretty sure some of them also deal with inadequate legal descriptions.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>There may well be some reason that the lease guarantee itself, as a separate contract, is not also consecrated by time. I don’t know enough about guarantee law to speculate. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Rob <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>“Success consecrates the most offensive crimes.” Seneca the Elder.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Robert D. Wilson-Hoss<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Hoss & Wilson-Hoss, LLP<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>236 West Birch Street<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Shelton, WA 98584<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>360 426-2999<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>www.hossandwilson-hoss.com<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>rob@hctc.com<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>This message is intended solely for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. 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You have the right to seek advice of legal counsel.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Rowley, Rob<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 11, 2019 8:53 AM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA RPPT <wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] Can A Commercial Lease Guarantor Be Held Liable After Many Lease Term Extensions Not No Extension of the Guranty And No Legal and No Notary?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Assume long term commercial lease signed by sophisticated landlord and sophisticated corporate tenant who also signs as guarantor (spouse doesn't sign). Lease was never notarized nor contain a legal description. In my humble opinion it converted to a month to month tenancy after the first year.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Assume several lease term extensions/estoppel certificate (no legal and no notary) between landlord and corporate tenant but no new personal guaranties. Landlord claims it terminates many years in the future.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>I'm aware of RCW 64.04.010 and case law as to legal description requirements. Read Stoebuck's Deskbook.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Landlord is attempting to use offensive equitable estoppel and breach of warranty of authority (IMHO no such cause of action) to revive the lease beyond a month to month tenancy. At best they could recover damages (if any) under promissory estoppel for breach of the month to month tenancy.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Defenses? Arguments?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td colspan=2 style='padding:0in 0in 3.75pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F7751F'>Robert R. 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