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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for your insights, and Rob Wilson-Hoss’ insights as well. Yes, this is trust land, and with your comments I am now starting to see how this works. The original leasehold was granted to a corporation to develop and subdivide the land. Individual lots were then subleased to others, who constructed homes. I couldn’t understand why a SW deed would be used to transfer the improvements. As I mentioned, past transactions took different forms. So that now it is starting to make some sense.<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 <wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com> <b>On Behalf Of </b>John McCrady<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 26, 2020 9:45 AM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv <wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] land in Indian country<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>If I understand your scenario, the warranty deed is appropriate since the improvements would constitute real estate even though severed from the land.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I think the warranty deed would be appropriate for a long term lease also, since that would be a real estate interest also.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Don’t forget to contact BIA if this is tribal land; they have an additional recording system and specific requirements.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>There is a helpful article </span><a href="https://revenuedata.doi.gov/how-it-works/native-american-ownership-governance/">here</a><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>John McCrady<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Counsel<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Puget Sound Title Company<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>5350 Orchard Street West<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>University Place WA 98467<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>253-476-5721<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:j.mccrady@pstitle.com">j.mccrady@pstitle.com</a><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>WARNING-FRAUDULENT FUNDING INSTRUCTIONS </span></b><b><span style='font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Email hacking and fraud are on the rise to fraudulently misdirect funds. 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PC is purchasing a home built on a lot in a residential real estate development situated within a reservation. The lot is leased to the seller, and the property to be purchased by PC consists primarily of the lot improvements, i.e., the structure and landscaping. I had always thought that an assignment of lease and a bill of sale would be adequate to transfer all of seller’s interests in this context. But in some transactions I am seeing a statutory warranty deed also recorded to transfer the leasehold interest (i.e., all 3 recorded simultaneously). The lease assignments and the deeds describe the same property. Is this a belt and suspenders approach, or am I missing something? <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Perpetua",serif'>Scott G. Thomas<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Perpetua",serif'>Thomas Law Group, P.S.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>1204 Cleveland Ave.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Mount Vernon, WA 98273<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:Scott@ScottGThomasLaw.com"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Scott@ScottGThomasLaw.com</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>