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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>The latest one was recorded a month ago (I’ve always recorded them, even though it may not be strictly necessary). My client now is selling the property and the sale can’t close until the Assessor changes the name on the tax rolls from the old (dead) owners to my client, and they won’t do so without the REETA.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Grrrr<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br>Craig<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message contains information belonging to the Law Office of Craig Sjostrom, which may be privileged, confidential and/or protected from disclosure. The information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you believe that you have received this message in error, please be so kind as to contact the sender and delete the message. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying is strictly prohibited. Thank you. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>> Law Office of Craig Sjostrom, 1204 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon, WA 98273 Phone (360) 848-0339 Fax (360) 336-3488 email <a href="mailto:cdsjostrom@comcast.net"><span style='color:blue'>cdsjostrom@comcast.net</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><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>Paul Neumiller<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 12, 2021 11:23 AM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv <wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] Continuing saga of REETA's<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>It is my vague recollection that the court’s filing are all that’s needed. I think the title boys have chimed in on this issue in the past. If the property is in the county where you obtained the QT judgment, it is unnecessary to also record the judgment. The title companies also do a search of the court records in a standard title search. At what point is Skagit County approaching you and demanding a REETA?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="Paul_A__Neumiller"><img border=0 width=250 height=150 style='width:2.6041in;height:1.5625in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D74722.BCA74D20"></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;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>Craig Sjostrom<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 12, 2021 10:47 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'WSBA Real Property Listserv' <wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] Continuing saga of REETA's<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hello all<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’m at my wit’s end dealing with Skagit County concerning excise affidavits in quiet title cases. I’ve had several recent decrees quieting title (usually based on adverse possession) entered and recorded, and the County is insisting on REETA’s being executed, with no explanation as to the basis or justification thereof. We’ve been filing them under protest.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’m thinking of naming the County as a defendant in my next QT case, seeking a finding that no REETA is necessary and an order compelling recording of the decree without one. I wonder what the collective thinks about that?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Craig Sjostrom<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message contains information belonging to the Law Office of Craig Sjostrom, which may be privileged, confidential and/or protected from disclosure. The information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you believe that you have received this message in error, please be so kind as to contact the sender and delete the message. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying is strictly prohibited. Thank you. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>> Law Office of Craig Sjostrom, 1204 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon, WA 98273 Phone (360) 848-0339 Fax (360) 336-3488 email <a href="mailto:cdsjostrom@comcast.net"><span style='color:blue'>cdsjostrom@comcast.net</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>