 |
 |
| Administrative Law | | Aeronautics | | Agriculture And Marketing | | Alcoholic Beverage Control | | Animals And Livestock (formerly: Animals, Estrays, Brands, And Fences) | | Banks And Trust Companies | | Boundaries And Plats | | Business Regulations — Miscellaneous | | Businesses And Professions | | Cemeteries, Morgues, And Human Remains | | Cities And Towns | | Commission Merchants — Agricultural Products | | Common School Provisions | | Corporations And Associations (profit) (business Corporation Act: See Title 23b Rcw) | | Counties | | Courts Of Record | | Crimes And Punishments | | Criminal Procedure | | Developmental Disabilities | | Diking And Drainage | | District Courts — Civil Procedure | | District Courts — Courts Of Limited Jurisdiction | | Domestic Relations | | Elections | | Eminent Domain | | Enforcement Of Judgments | | Estate Taxation | | Evidence | | Excise Taxes | | Federal Areas — Indians | | Fire Protection Districts | | Fish And Wildlife | | Flood Control | | Food, Drugs, Cosmetics, And Poisons | | Forests And Forest Products | | General Provisions | | Higher Education | | Industrial Insurance | | Insurance | | Irrigation | | Juvenile Courts And Juvenile Offenders | | Labor Regulations | | Landlord And Tenant | | Libraries, Museums, And Historical Activities | | Liens | | Mental Illness | | Militia And Military Affairs | | Mines, Minerals, And Petroleum | | Miscellaneous Loan Agencies | | Motor Vehicles | | Mutual Savings Banks | | Navigation And Harbor Improvements | | Optional Municipal Code | | Partnerships | | Personal Property | | Port Districts | | Probate And Trust Law | | Property Taxes | | Public Assistance | | Public Contracts And Indebtedness | | Public Documents, Records, And Publications | | Public Employment, Civil Service, And Pensions | | Public Health And Safety | | Public Highways And Transportation | | Public Lands | | Public Officers And Agencies | | Public Recreational Lands | | Public Utilities | | Public Utility Districts | | Real Property And Conveyances | | Reclamation, Soil Conservation, And Land Settlement | | Recording, Registration, And Legal Publication | | Savings And Loan Associations | | Special Proceedings And Actions | | Sports And Recreation — Convention Facilities | | State Government — Executive | | State Government — Legislative | | State Institutions | | Transportation | | Unemployment Compensation | | Uniform Commercial Code | | Veterans And Veterans' Affairs | | Warehousing And Deposits | | Washington Business Corporation Act | | Washington Criminal Code | | Water Rights — Environment | | Water-sewer Districts | | Waterways | | Weeds, Rodents, And Pests |
|
|
|
|
| search a lawyer |
|
|
| ACTS, STATUTES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Home > Statutes > USA Washington |
|
USA Statutes : washington
Title : Property taxes
Chapter : Lien foreclosure
|
|
RCW 84.64.080Foreclosure proceedings Judgment Sale Notice Form of deed Recording.The court shall examine each application for judgment foreclosing tax lien, and if defense (specifying in writing the particular cause of objection) be offered by any person interested in any of the lands or lots to the entry of judgment against the same, the court shall hear and determine the matter in a summary manner, without other pleadings, and shall pronounce judgment as the right of the case may be; or the court may, in its discretion, continue such individual cases, wherein defense is offered, to such time as may be necessary, in order to secure substantial justice to the contestants therein; but in all other cases the court shall proceed to determine the matter in a summary manner as above specified. In all judicial proceedings of any kind for the collection of taxes, and interest and costs thereon, all amendments which by law can be made in any personal action pending in such court shall be allowed, and no assessments of property or charge for any of the taxes shall be considered illegal on account of any irregularity in the tax list or assessment rolls or on account of the assessment rolls or tax list not having been made, completed or returned within the time required by law, or on account of the property having been charged or listed in the assessment or tax lists without name, or in any other name than that of the owner, and no error or informality in the proceedings of any of the officers connected with the assessment, levying or collection of the taxes, shall vitiate or in any manner affect the tax or the assessment thereof, and any irregularities or informality in the assessment rolls or tax lists or in any of the proceedings connected with the assessment or levy of such taxes or any omission or defective act of any officer or officers connected with the assessment or levying of such taxes, may be, in the discretion of the court, corrected, supplied and made to conform to the law by the court. The court shall give judgment for such taxes, interest and costs as shall appear to be due upon the several lots or tracts described in the notice of application for judgment or complaint, and such judgment shall be a several judgment against each tract or lot or part of a tract or lot for each kind of tax included therein, including all interest and costs, and the court shall order and direct the clerk to make and enter an order for the sale of such real property against which judgment is made, or vacate and set aside the certificate of delinquency or make such other order or judgment as in the law or equity may be just. The order shall be signed by the judge of the superior court, shall be delivered to the county treasurer, and shall be full and sufficient authority for him or her to proceed to sell the property for the sum as set forth in the order and to take such further steps in the matter as are provided by law. The county treasurer shall immediately after receiving the order and judgment of the court proceed to sell the property as provided in this chapter to the highest and best bidder for cash. The acceptable minimum bid shall be the total amount of taxes, interest, and costs. All sales shall be made at a location in the county on a date and time (except Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays) as the county treasurer may direct, and shall continue from day to day (Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays excepted) during the same hours until all lots or tracts are sold, after first giving notice of the time, and place where such sale is to take place for ten days successively by posting notice thereof in three public places in the county, one of which shall be in the office of the treasurer. The notice shall be substantially in the following form: TAX JUDGMENT SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to real property tax judgment of the superior court of the county of . . . . . . in the state of Washington, and an order of sale duly issued by the court, entered the . . . . day of . . . . . ., . . . ., in proceedings for foreclosure of tax liens upon real property, as per provisions of law, I shall on the . . . . day of . . . . . ., . . . ., at . . . . o'clock a.m., at . . . . . . in the city of . . . . . ., and county of . . . . . ., state of Washington, sell the real property to the highest and best bidder for cash, to satisfy the full amount of taxes, interest and costs adjudged to be due. In witness whereof, I have hereunto affixed my hand and seal this . . . . day of . . . . . ., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Treasurer of . . . . . . . . . . . . county. No county officer or employee shall directly or indirectly be a purchaser of such property at such sale. If any buildings or improvements are upon an area encompassing more than one tract or lot, the same must be advertised and sold as a single unit. If the highest amount bid for any such separate unit tract or lot is in excess of the minimum bid due upon the whole property included in the certificate of delinquency, the excess shall be refunded following payment of all recorded water-sewer district liens, on application therefor, to the record owner of the property. The record owner of the property is the person who held title on the date of issuance of the certificate of delinquency. Assignments of interests, deeds, or other documents executed or recorded after filing the certificate of delinquency shall not affect the payment of excess funds to the record owner. In the event no claim for the excess is received by the county treasurer within three years after the date of the sale he or she shall at expiration of the three year period deposit such excess in the current expense fund of the county which shall extinguish all claims by any owner to the excess funds. The county treasurer shall execute to the purchaser of any piece or parcel of land a tax deed. The deed so made by the county treasurer, under the official seal of his or her office, shall be recorded in the same manner as other conveyances of real property, and shall vest in the grantee, his or her heirs and assigns the title to the property therein described, without further acknowledgment or evidence of such conveyance, and shall be substantially in the following form: | State of Washington | ||>|| | | | ss. | County of . . . . . . . . . . . . | |
This indenture, made this . . . . day of . . . . . ., . . . . . ., between . . . . . ., as treasurer of . . . . . . county, state of Washington, party of the first part, and . . . . . ., party of the second part: Witnesseth, that, whereas, at a public sale of real property held on the . . . . day of . . . . . ., . . . ., pursuant to a real property tax judgment entered in the superior court in the county of . . . . . . on the . . . . day of . . . . . ., . . . ., in proceedings to foreclose tax liens upon real property and an order of sale duly issued by the court, . . . . . . duly purchased in compliance with the laws of the state of Washington, the following described real property, to wit: (Here place description of real property conveyed) and that the . . . . . . has complied with the laws of the state of Washington necessary to entitle (him, or her or them) to a deed for the real property. Now, therefore, know ye, that, I . . . . . ., county treasurer of the county of . . . . . ., state of Washington, in consideration of the premises and by virtue of the statutes of the state of Washington, in such cases provided, do hereby grant and convey unto . . . . . ., his or her heirs and assigns, forever, the real property hereinbefore described. Given under my hand and seal of office this . . . . day of . . . . . ., A.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . County Treasurer. [2004 c 79 § 7; 2003 c 23 § 5. Prior: 1999 c 153 § 72; 1999 c 18 § 8; 1991 c 245 § 27; 1981 c 322 § 5; 1965 ex.s. c 23 § 4; 1963 c 8 § 1; 1961 c 15 § 84.64.080; prior: 1951 c 220 § 1; 1939 c 206 § 47; 1937 c 118 § 1; 1925 ex.s. c 130 § 20; RRS § 11281; prior: 1909 c 163 § 1; 1903 c 59 § 5; 1899 c 141 § 18; 1897 c 71 § 103; 1893 c 124 § 105; 1890 p 573 § 112; Code 1881 § 2917. Formerly RCW 84.64.080, 84.64.090, 84.64.100, and 84.64.110.]Notes:Part headings not law -- 1999 c 153: See note following RCW 57.04.050.Validation -- 1963 c 8: "All rights acquired or any liability or obligation incurred under the provisions of this section prior to February 18, 1963, or any process, proceeding, order, or judgment involving the assessment of any property or the levy or collection of any tax thereunder, or any certificate of delinquency, tax deed or other instrument given or executed thereunder, or any claim or refund thereunder, or any sale or other proceeding thereunder are hereby declared valid and of full force and effect." [1963 c 8 § 2.]
|
|
|
|
