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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>The first question is, who is your client? <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jef<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>W. Jeff Davis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>BELL & DAVIS PLLC</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'><br>P.O. Box 510<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>720 E. Washington Street, Suite 105<br>Sequim WA 98382<br>Phone: (360) 683.1129 <br>Fax: (360) 683.1258 <br>email: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:jeff@bellanddavispllc.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>jeff@bellanddavispllc.com</span></a><span style='color:black'><br></span></span><a href="http://www.bellanddavispllc.com/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>www.bellanddavispllc.com</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'><br> <br>The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged, confidential, and protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution, or copying is strictly prohibited. If you think that you have received this e-mail message in error, please e-mail the sender at </span><a href="mailto:info@bellanddavispllc.com"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>info@bellanddavispllc.com</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> or call 360.683.1129.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><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 Blackmon<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 16, 2021 10:40 AM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property List Serve <wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] Suing PR of an Estate<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Listmates, any insight here is deeply appreciated. PR hires contractor to fix home prior to sale. Contractor does not get permits and does terrible job. PR sues contractor and gets default judgment for $60k (including $12k paid from bond). PR then sells house without adequately completing work or obtaining permits.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>In other words, a bad-acting PR! <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Does my client have any recourse, other than assets of the estate? Or would the PR have personal exposure? Also, if the sale proceeds have been disbursed to the heirs, is there any way to "claw back"?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you!!!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Craig<br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>Craig Blackmon, <a href="https://www.mywsba.org/PersonifyEbusiness/LegalDirectory/LegalProfile.aspx?Usr_ID=000000029240" target="_blank">Attorney at Law</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121'>92 Lenora St. #8, </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121'>Seattle WA 98121 </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121'>Office/Cell: (206) 369-5949</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>On the blog: <a href="https://www.fsbolawyers.org/blog/tenants-in-common-agreement" target="_blank">Co-Ownership of Real Property by Single People</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://seattlepropertylawyer.com/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=96 height=60 style='width:1.0in;height:.625in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D7AAED.7A19C800" alt="Image removed by sender."></span></a><span style='font-size:9.5pt'> </span><a href="https://www.fsbolawyers.org/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=96 height=92 style='width:1.0in;height:.9583in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image004.jpg@01D7AAED.7A19C800" alt="Image removed by sender."></span></a><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This communication is a private, confidential electronic communication encompassed by 18 USC 2510. 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