AN ACT Relating to deeds of trust; and amending RCW 61.24.010, 61.24.030, 61.24.040, and 61.24.050.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. Section 1, chapter 74, Laws of 1965 as last amended by section 1, chapter 161, Laws of 1981 and RCW 61.24.010 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The terms "record" and "recorded" as used in this chapter, shall include the appropriate registration proceedings, in the instance of registered land.

(2) The trustee of a deed of trust under this chapter shall be:

(a) Any domestic corporation incorporated under Title 23A, 30, 31, 32, or 33 RCW; or

(b) Any title insurance company authorized to insure title to real property under the laws of this state, or its agents; or

(d) Any professional corporation incorporated under chapter 18.100 RCW, all of whose shareholders are licensed attorneys at the time it is named trustee; or

(e) Any agency or instrumentality of the United States government; or

((~~(e)~~)) (f) Any national bank, savings bank, or savings and loan association chartered under the laws of the United States.

(3) The trustee shall resign at the request of the beneficiary and may resign at its own election. Upon the resignation, incapacity, disability, or death of the trustee, the beneficiary shall nominate in writing a successor trustee. Upon recording in the mortgage records of the county or counties in which the trust deed is recorded, of the appointment of a successor trustee, the successor trustee shall be vested with all powers of the original trustee.

Sec. 2. Section 3, chapter 74, Laws of 1965 as last amended by section 3, chapter 193, Laws of 1985 and RCW 61.24.030 are each amended to read as follows:

It shall be requisite, to foreclosure under this chapter:

(1) That the deed of trust contains a power of sale;

(2) That the deed of trust provides in its terms that the real property conveyed is not used principally for agricultural or farming purposes;

(3) That a default has occurred in the obligation secured or a covenant of the grantor, which by the terms of the deed of trust makes operative the power to sell;

(4) That no action commenced by the beneficiary of the deed of trust or the beneficiary's successor is now pending to seek satisfaction of an obligation secured by the deed of trust in any court by reason of the grantor's default on the obligation secured: PROVIDED, That the seeking of the appointment of a receiver shall not constitute an action for purposes of this chapter;

(5) That the deed of trust has been recorded in each county in which the land or some part thereof is situated; and

(6) That at least thirty days before notice of sale shall be recorded, transmitted or served, written notice of default shall be transmitted by the beneficiary or trustee to the grantor or any successor in interest at his last known address by both first class and either registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the beneficiary or trustee shall cause to be posted in a conspicuous place on said premises, a copy of said notice, or personally served on the grantor or his successor in interest. This notice shall contain the following information:

(a) A description of the property which is then subject to the deed of trust;

(b) The book and the page of the book of records wherein the deed of trust is recorded;

(c) That the beneficiary has declared the grantor or any successor in interest to be in default, and a concise statement of the default alleged;

(d) An itemized account of the amount or amounts in arrears if the default alleged is failure to make payments;

(e) An itemized account of all other specific charges, costs or fees that the grantor is or may be obliged to pay to reinstate the deed of trust before the recording of the notice of sale;

(f) The total of subparagraphs (d) and (e) of this subsection, designated clearly and conspicuously as the amount necessary to reinstate the note and deed of trust before the recording of the notice of sale;

(g) That failure to cure said alleged default within thirty days of the date of mailing of the notice, or if personally served, within thirty days of the date of personal service thereof, may lead to recordation, transmittal and publication of a notice of sale, and that the property described in subparagraph (a) of this subsection may be sold at public auction at a date no less than one hundred twenty days in the future;

(h) That the effect of the recordation, transmittal and publication of a notice of sale will be to (i) increase the costs and fees and (ii) publicize the default and advertise the grantor's property for sale;

(i) That the effect of the sale of the grantor's property by the trustee will be to deprive the grantor or his successor in interest and all those who hold by, through or under him of all their interest in the property described in subsection (a);

(j) That the grantor or any successor in interest has recourse to the courts pursuant to RCW 61.24.130 to contest the alleged default on any proper ground.

Sec. 3. Section 4, chapter 74, Laws of 1965 as last amended by section 4, chapter 193, Laws of 1985 and RCW 61.24.040 are each amended to read as follows:

A deed of trust foreclosed under this chapter shall be foreclosed as follows:

(1) At least ninety days before the sale, the trustee shall:

(a) Record a notice in the form described in RCW 61.24.040(1)(f) in the office of the auditor in each county in which the deed of trust is recorded;

(b) If their addresses are stated in a recorded instrument evidencing their interest, lien, or claim of lien, or an amendment thereto, or are otherwise known to the trustee, cause a copy of the notice of sale described in RCW 61.24.040(1)(f) to be transmitted by both first class and either certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, to the following persons or their legal representatives, if any, at such address:

(i) The grantor or the grantor's successor in interest;

(ii) The beneficiary ((~~or mortgagee~~)) of any deed of trust or mortgagee or any mortgage, or any person who has a lien or claim of lien against the property, that was recorded subsequent to the recordation of the deed of trust being foreclosed and before the recordation of the notice of sale;

((~~(ii)~~)) (iii) The vendee in any real estate contract, the lessee in any lease or the holder of any conveyances of any interest or estate in any portion or all of the property described in such notice, if that contract, lease, or conveyance of such interest or estate, or a memorandum or other notice thereof, was recorded after the recordation of the deed of trust being foreclosed and before the recordation of the notice of sale;

(~~(iii)~~)) (iv) The last holder of record of any other lien against or interest in the property that is subject to a subordination to the deed of trust being foreclosed that was recorded before the recordation of the notice of sale; and

((~~(iv)~~)) (v) The last holder of record of the lien of any judgment subordinate to the deed of trust being foreclosed;

(c) Cause a copy of the notice of sale described in RCW 61.24.040(1)(f) to be transmitted by both first class and either certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, to the plaintiff or the plaintiff's attorney of record, in any court action to foreclose a lien or other encumbrance on all or any part of the property, provided a court action is pending and a lis pendens in connection therewith is recorded in the office of the auditor of any county in which all or part of the property is located on the date the notice is recorded;

(d) Cause a copy of the notice of sale described in RCW 61.24.040(1)(f) to be transmitted by both first class and either certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, to any person who has recorded a request for notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.045, at the address specified in such person's most recently recorded request for notice;

(e) Cause a copy of the notice of sale described in RCW 61.24.040(1)(f) to be posted in a conspicuous place on the property, or in lieu of posting, cause a copy of said notice to be served upon any occupant of the property;

(f) The notice shall be in substantially the following form:

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE

!ixNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Trustee will on the ..... day of .......... , 19.. , at the hour of ..... o'clock !sc ,1 ..... M. at @w1

@w1

[street address and location if inside a building] in the City of .......... , State of Washington, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at the time of sale, the following described real property, situated in the County(ies) of .......... , State of Washington, to-wit:

@l4@bvwhich is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated .......... , 19.. , recorded .......... , 19.. , under Auditor's File No. ..... , records of .......... County, Washington, from ............... , as Grantor, to ............... , as Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of ............... , as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned by ............... , under an Assignment recorded under Auditor's File No. ..... [Include recording information for all counties if the Deed of Trust is recorded in more than one county.]

II.

No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust or the Beneficiary's successor is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Grantor's default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust.

III.

The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows:

@bv[If default is for other than payment of money, set forth the particulars]

@bv!ixFailure to pay when due the following amounts which are now in arrears:

@l4@bv IV.

The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: Principal $ .......... , together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument secured from the ..... day of .......... , 19.. , and such other costs and fees as are due under the note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute.

The above-described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. The sale will be made without warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances on the ..... day of .......... , 19.. . The default(s) referred to in paragraph III must be cured by the ..... day of .......... , 19.. !sc ,1(11 days before the sale date), to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time on or before the ..... day of .......... , 19.. , !sc ,1(11 days before the sale date), the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III is/are cured and the Trustee's fees and costs are paid. The sale may be terminated any time after the ..... day of .......... , 19.. !sc ,1(11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by the Grantor or the Grantor's successor in interest or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults.

VI.

A written notice of default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Grantor or the Grantor's successor in interest at the following address:

@bv!tn1!tl!ss1@w1

!tl!ss1@w1

!ixby both first class and certified mail on the ..... day of .......... , 19.. , proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Grantor or the Grantor's successor in interest was personally served on the ..... day of .......... , 19.. , with said written notice of default or the written notice of default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting.

VII.

The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale.

VIII.

The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above-described property.

IX.

Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee's sale.

!tn3!tl!ss1@w1

!tn2!tl!ss1@w1,!tl Trustee

@p4!tl!ss1@w1ü!tl!ss1

!tl!ss1@w1ý!tl Address

!tl!ss1@w1_!tl!ss1

@p0

!tl!ss1@w1}!tl Phone

!tn2@p4 [Individual or corporate acknowledgment]

(2) In addition to providing the grantor or the grantor's successor in interest the notice of sale described in RCW 61.24.040(1)(f), the trustee shall include with the copy of the notice which is mailed to the grantor or the grantor's successor in interest, a statement to the grantor or the grantor's successor in interest in substantially the following form:

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington,

Chapter 61.24 RCW

The attached Notice of Trustee's Sale is a consequence of default(s) in the obligation to .......... , the Beneficiary of your Deed of Trust and owner of the obligation secured thereby. Unless the default(s) is/are cured, your property will be sold at auction on the ..... day of .......... , 19.. .

To cure the default(s), you must bring the payments current, cure any other defaults, and pay accrued late charges and other costs, advances, and attorneys' fees as set forth below by the ..... day of .......... , 19.. !sc ,1(11 days before the sale date). To date, these arrears and costs are as follows:

!tm1,1,2!tj2!tcEstimated!sc ,1amount

!tj1!tcCurrently!sc ,1due!tcthat!sc ,1will!sc ,1be!sc ,1due

!tj1!tcto!sc ,1reinstate!tcto!sc ,1reinstate

!tj1!tcon!sc_,6!tcon!sc_,6

!tj1!tc!sc_,7!tc!sc_,7

!tj2!tc(11!sc ,1days!sc ,1before!sc ,2

!tj2!tcthe!sc ,1date!sc ,1set

!tj2!tcfor!sc ,1sale)

!ixDelinquent payments

from .......... ,

19.. , in the

amount of

$ ..... /mo.:!tj1!tc ..... !tc .....

!ae0!tj1!tc$!sc ,6!tc$!sc ,6

!ixLate charges in

the total

amount of:!tj1!tc ..... !tc .....

!ae0!tj1!tc$!sc ,6!tc$!sc ,6

!tj2!tcEstimated

!tj2!tcAmounts!sc ,1

Attorneys' fees:!tj1!tc ..... !tc .....

!ae0!tj1!tc$!sc ,6!tc$!sc ,6

!ixTrustee's fee:!tj1!tc ..... !tc .....

!ae0!tj1!tc$!sc ,6!tc$!sc ,6

!ixTrustee's expenses:

(Itemization)

!ixTitle report!tj1!tc ..... !tc .....

!ae0!tj1!tc$!sc ,6!tc$!sc ,6

Recording fees!tj1!tc ..... !tc .....

!ae0!tj1!tc$!sc ,6!tc$!sc ,6

Service/Posting

of Notices!tj1!tc ..... !tc .....

!ae0!tj1!tc$!sc ,6!tc$!sc ,6

Postage/Copying

expense!tj1!tc ..... !tc .....

!ae0!tj1!tc$!sc ,6!tc$!sc ,6

Publication!tj1!tc ..... !tc .....

!ae0!tj1!tc$!sc ,6!tc$!sc ,6

Telephone

charges!tj1!tc ..... !tc .....

!ae0!tj1!tc$!sc ,6!tc$!sc ,6

!ixInspection fees!tj1!tc ..... !tc .....

!ae0!tj1!tc$!sc ,6!tc$!sc ,6

............... !tj1!tc ..... !tc .....

!ae0!tj1!tc$!sc ,6!tc$!sc ,6

............... !tj1!tc ..... !tc .....

!ae0!tj1!tc$!sc ,6!tc$!sc ,6

!ixTOTALS!tj1!tc ..... !tc .....

!ae0!tj1!tc$!sc ,6!tc$!sc ,6

!te

As to the defaults which do not involve payment of money to the Beneficiary of your Deed of Trust, you must cure each such default. Listed below are the defaults which do not involve payment of money to the Beneficiary of your Deed of Trust. Opposite each such listed default is a brief description of the action necessary to cure the default and a description of the documentation necessary to show that the default has been cured.

!tp2,1,6 !sc ,3Default!tj1!tlDescription of Action Required

!tj1!tlto Cure and Documentation

!tj1!tlNecessary to Show Cure

!sc-,013!sc ,5!tj1!tl!w-

!tj1!tl!w-

!sc-,017!sc ,5!tj1!tl!w-

!tj1!tl!w-

!te You may reinstate your Deed of Trust and the obligation secured thereby at any time up to and including the ..... day of .......... , 19.. !sc ,1(11 days before the sale date), by paying the amount set forth or estimated above and by curing any other defaults described above. Of course, as time passes other payments may become due, and any further payments coming due and any additional late charges must be added to your reinstating payment. Any new defaults not involving payment of money that occur after the date of this notice must also be cured in order to effect reinstatement. In addition, because some of the charges can only be estimated at this time, and because the amount necessary to reinstate may include presently unknown expenditures required to preserve the property or to comply with state or local law, it will be necessary for you to contact the Trustee before the time you tender reinstatement so that you may be advised of the exact amount you will be required to pay. Tender of payment or performance must be made to:!sc ,2 .......... , whose address is .......... , !sc ,1telephone (!sc ,2) .......... . AFTER THE ..... DAY OF .......... , 19.. , YOU MAY NOT REINSTATE YOUR DEED OF TRUST BY PAYING THE BACK PAYMENTS AND COSTS AND FEES AND CURING THE OTHER DEFAULTS AS OUTLINED ABOVE. In such a case, you will only be able to stop the sale by paying, before the sale, the total principal balance ($ .......... ) plus accrued interest, costs and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the documents and by curing the other defaults as outlined above.

You may contest this default by initiating court action in the Superior Court of the county in which the sale is to be held. In such action, you may raise any legitimate defenses you have to this default. A copy of your Deed of Trust and documents evidencing the obligation secured thereby are enclosed. You may wish to consult a lawyer. Legal action on your part may prevent or restrain the sale, but only if you persuade the court of the merits of your defense.

If you do not reinstate the secured obligation and your Deed of Trust in the manner set forth above, or if you do not succeed in restraining the sale by court action, your property will be sold to satisfy the obligations secured by your Deed of Trust. The effect of such sale will be to deprive you and all those who hold by, through or under you of all interest in the property;

(3) In addition, the trustee shall cause a copy of the notice of sale described in RCW 61.24.040(1)(f) to be published in a legal newspaper in each county in which the property or any part thereof is situated, once between the thirty-second and twenty-eighth day before the date of sale, and once between the eleventh and seventh day before the date of sale;

(4) On the date and at the time designated in the notice of sale, the trustee or its authorized agent shall sell the property at public auction to the highest bidder. The trustee may sell the property in gross or in parcels as the trustee shall deem most advantageous;

(5) The place of sale shall be at any designated public place within the county where the property is located and if the property is in more than one county, the sale may be in any of the counties where the property is located. The sale shall be on Friday, or if Friday is a legal holiday on the following Monday, and during the hours set by statute for the conduct of sales of real estate at execution;

(6) The trustee may for any cause the trustee deems advantageous, continue the sale for a period or periods not exceeding a total of one hundred twenty days by a public proclamation at the time and place fixed for sale in the notice of sale or, alternatively, by giving notice of the time and place of the postponed sale in the manner and to the persons specified in RCW 61.24.040(1) (b), (c), (d), and (e) and publishing a copy of such notice once in the newspaper(s) described in RCW 61.24.040(3), more than seven days before the date fixed for sale in the notice of sale. No other notice of the postponed sale need be given;

(7) The purchaser shall forthwith pay the price bid and on payment the trustee shall execute to the purchaser its deed; the deed shall recite the facts showing that the sale was conducted in compliance with all of the requirements of this chapter and of the deed of trust, which recital shall be prima facie evidence of such compliance and conclusive evidence thereof in favor of bona fide purchasers and encumbrancers for value;

(8) The sale as authorized under this chapter shall not take place less than one hundred ninety days from the date of default in any of the obligations secured.

WARNING: YOU MAY LOSE YOUR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH I ABOVE IF THE PROPERTY IS SOLD AT THE TRUSTEE'S SALE. YOU MAY WISH TO OBTAIN LEGAL ADVICE CONCERNING THE STEPS NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE LOSS OF YOUR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY.

Sec. 4. Section 5, chapter 74, Laws of 1965 and RCW 61.24.050 are each amended to read as follows:

The deed of the trustee, executed to the purchaser, shall convey the interest in the property which the grantor had or had the power to convey at the time of the execution by him of the deed of trust, and such as he may have thereafter acquired. After sale, as in this chapter provided, no person shall have any right by statute or otherwise to redeem from the deed of trust or from the sale.

In any sale under this chapter, a trustee's duties to the grantor, beneficiary, or any other person are fully discharged by the trustee's compliance with the requirements of this chapter. The trustee shall have no obligation to ascertain or realize at the trustee's sale the fair market value of the property.