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Although that RCW may not apply almost all DOTs have attorneys fees clauses in them which a court would read as applying to all parties and not just lender, so why not claim fees under the DOT directly?
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<div>Also why not consider threatening RCW 9.38.020 if it is not promptly removed, since they will have notice of it and continuing failure to promptly remove it from title against wrong property will be viewed as intentional and malicious; you would point
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, May 16, 2025 at 9:08 AM James R Ihnot <<a href="mailto:jri@jamesrihnot.com" target="_blank">jri@jamesrihnot.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] Erroneous Deed of Trust recorded on wrong property<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have a client who purchased a home in Skagit in February and is now seeking refinancing due to a co-ownership dispute. But the refinancing has been stalled due to a surprise DOT being recorded against the property in April by the Small
Business Administration. SBA liened the wrong property of the prior owner (for a small business loan) and is now dragging its feet in removing the DOT. Client is about to lose his locked-in refinance rate. I want to remove the lien, but I don't see a statutory provision
under DOT statute RCW 61.24 with rules for removal of a frivolous/erroneous DOT. Nor under RCW 60, except maybe 60.70 for a nonconsensual common law lien? All I can think of is a slander of title claim, but that would be a longer process. What am I missing?
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