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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jan Kelly<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 21, 2025 5:00 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv <wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] NV LLC Holding WA Real Property<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you, but does having a tenant rise to the “more” part of this exception?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">(j) Owning, <span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
without more</span>, property;<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Timothy Steen<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 21, 2025 4:53 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv <<a href="mailto:wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] NV LLC Holding WA Real Property<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Jan,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">See the exception in RCW 23.95.520(1)(j).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Tim<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jan Kelly<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 21, 2025 4:22 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com</a><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am conveying a rental property here in WA to a Nevada LLC. Does the NV LLC need to file a foreign registration to do business here, even if it is just holding property?<o:p></o:p></p>
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