HB 3101-S.E - DIGEST

(AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 2/14/04)

Declares that a deed of trust may not be foreclosed during, or within ninety days after, a service member's period of deployment.

Declares that a trustee's sale, foreclosure, or seizure of property under chapter 61.24 RCW is not valid if made during, or within ninety days after, the period of the service member's deployment.

Applies only to a service member's obligation on real property purchased before the period of the service member's deployment and for which the service member is still obligated.

Provides that no interest or penalties may be assessed for the period April 30, 2003, through April 30, 2005, on delinquent taxes imposed for collection in 2003 or 2004 which are imposed on the personal residences owned by military personnel who participated in the situation known as "Operation Enduring Freedom."