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                                          SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1821

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1988 Regular Session

By House Committee on Housing (originally sponsored by Representative Nutley)

Read first time 2/5/88.

AN ACT Relating to the recording of real estate contracts; and adding a new section to chapter 61.30 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 61.30 RCW to read as follows:

          All real estate contracts on real property containing from one to four single family dwellings or units shall be recorded in the county where the real property is located.  The remedies contained in chapter 61.30 RCW to vendors or sellers of real property pursuant to a real estate contract shall be available only if the real estate contract is recorded.