<div dir="ltr">That's an excellent question, Craig.<div class=""><br></div><div class="hv-current-cursor">And Chris, thanks again for your work on this project!<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><div><b><br>Brett T. Sullivan</b><br></div>Attorney at Law</div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><b><a href="https://lucentlaw.com/" target="_blank">Lucent Law, PLLC</a></b></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><i>South Hill Office</i></span><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">1403 S. Grand Blvd., Suite 201-S</span><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8px">Spokane, WA 99203-2278</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">P: (509) 455-3713<br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">D: (509) 828-4642</div><div style="font-size:12.8px">F: (509) 455-3718</div><div style="font-size:12.8px">E: <a href="mailto:brett@lucentlaw.com" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">brett@lucentlaw.com</a></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><div style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/brettsullivanspokane" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/lucentlaw" style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Facebook</a><br></div></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><u>Paralegal</u> </div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><b>Candy Mann</b></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">P: (509) 455-3713</span><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><div style="font-size:12.8px">D: (509) 316-2128</div><div style="font-size:12.8px">F: (509) 455-3718</div><div style="font-size:12.8px">E: <a href="mailto:candy@lucentlaw.com" target="_blank">candy@lucentlaw.com</a></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"></div></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments are confidential and may be protected by legal privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying or distribution, or use of this email or any attachment is prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please notify me by returning it to the sender and delete this copy from your system.<div></div><div><br style="font-size:12.8px"></div></span></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Apr 7, 2022 at 2:13 PM Craig Gourley <<a href="mailto:craig@glgmail.com">craig@glgmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Is that 2.5% rejected AFTER they clear excise? I think that is a threshold question. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">BTW, in case anyone is interested, it has been quoted that appx 2.5% of documents submitted for recording are rejected.
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am trying to get a breakdown of the various causes of rejection from the county auditors.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Chris B <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 7, 2022 11:03 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com" target="_blank">wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Recording Standards Commission (RSC)<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As some of you may recall, I am the WSBA designee to serve on the Recording Standards Commission (RSC). As part of that service, I also sit on the Rejection Standards Workgroup. These groups are mostly made up of county auditors/recorders,
but there is also representation from title and escrow companies. I am the sole representative of the legal community.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The goal of these groups is to standardize recorded document acceptance/rejection standards.
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have been charged with reporting back from attorney practitioners on the impacts of recorded document rejections. So, please pass along your “horror stories.” If you wish, you can reply to me anonymously. The main goal is to report back
to the workgroup on what sorts of problems (common or otherwise) are being experienced, and the impacts on consumers resulting from those rejections.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please note that while excise tax (REETA) is no doubt a big source of frustration, the workgroup is mostly interested in the documents being recorded, as opposed to REETA issues.<u></u><u></u></p>
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