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Recording a Lis Pendens in Washington, What Could Go Wrong?

On occasion we will receive a client call, demanding that we hastily record a lis pendens on real property. The request for a quick recording is usually because the client is owed money from the property owner and, unless a lis pendens is recorded, the property will soon be sold without payment of the debt. The client or potential client, has heard the term “lis pendens” and has a general idea what it means, and they are not far off. Yet, being “not far off” can result in an expensive award against the wrongfully recording party.

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