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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Scott, is this trust land? It sounds like an Indian housing agency lease on trust land, but I am guessing. If that is what it is, you probably need a real Indian law attorney, it is going to be complicated. For example, the dirt is real property, the improvements are personal property, according to a BIA probate judge in the last Indian probate case I argued, even if they are fully fixtures have been fully paid off by the lessee Tribal member. If it is not trust land, why does it matter that it is in Indian country? <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'>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><div><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'><a href="http://www.hossandwilson-hoss.com"><span style='color:blue'>www.hossandwilson-hoss.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><a href="mailto:rob@hctc.com"><span style='color:blue'>rob@hctc.com</span></a><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. If you are not the addressee, you are hereby notified that any use, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you received this message in error, please notify us by reply e-mail or by telephone (call us collect at the number listed above) and immediately delete this message and any and all of its attachments. Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></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>scott@scottgthomaslaw.com<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, May 24, 2020 9:50 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'WSBA Real Property Listserv' <wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] land in Indian country<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am trying to understand the preferred practice to record a transfer of property in Indian country. 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><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:Scott@ScottGThomasLaw.com">Scott@ScottGThomasLaw.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>