Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 64 Real Property And Conveyances - Chapter 64.04 Conveyances

64.04.005 Liquidated damages -- Earnest money deposit -- Exclusive remedy -- Definition
(1) A provision in a written agreement for the purchase and sale of real estate which provides for liquidated damages or the forfeiture of an ...

64.04.010 Conveyances and encumbrances to be by deed
Every conveyance of real estate, or any interest therein, and every contract creating or evidencing any encumbrance upon real estate, shall be by deed: PROVIDED, ...

64.04.020 Requisites of a deed
Every deed shall be in writing, signed by the party bound thereby, and acknowledged by the party before some person authorized by *this act to ...

64.04.030 Warranty deed -- Form and effect
Warranty deeds for the conveyance of land may be substantially in the following form, without express covenants: The grantor (here insert the name or names ...

64.04.040 Bargain and sale deed -- Form and effect
Bargain and sale deeds for the conveyance of land may be substantially in the following form, without express covenants: The grantor (here insert name or ...

64.04.050 Quitclaim deed -- Form and effect
Quitclaim deeds may be in substance in the following form: The grantor (here insert the name or names and place of residence), for and in ...

64.04.055 Deeds for conveyance of apartments under horizontal property regimes act
All deeds for the conveyance of apartments as provided for in chapter 64.32 RCW shall be substantially in the form required by law for the ...

64.04.060 Word "heirs" unnecessary
The term "heirs", or other technical words of inheritance, shall not be necessary to create and convey an estate in fee simple. All conveyances heretofore ...

64.04.070 After acquired title follows deed
Whenever any person or persons having sold and conveyed by deed any lands in this state, and who, at the time of such conveyance, had ...

64.04.080 Purchaser of community real property protected by record title
See RCW 26.16.095. ...

64.04.090 Private seals abolished
The use of private seals upon all deeds, mortgages, leases, bonds, and other instruments, and contracts in writing, including deeds from a husband to his ...

64.04.100 Private seals abolished -- Validation
All deeds, mortgages, leases, bonds and other instruments and contracts in writing, including deeds from a husband to his wife and from a wife to ...

64.04.105 Corporate seals -- Effect of absence from instrument
The absence of a corporate seal on any deed, mortgage, lease, bond or other instrument or contract in writing shall not affect its validity, legality ...

64.04.120 Registration of land titles
See chapter 65.12 RCW. ...

64.04.130 Interests in land for purposes of conservation, protection, preservation, etc. -- Ownership by certain entities -- Conveyances
A development right, easement, covenant, restriction, or other right, or any interest less than the fee simple, to protect, preserve, maintain, improve, restore, limit the ...

64.04.135 Criteria for monitoring historical conformance not to exceed those in original donation agreement -- Exception
The criteria for monitoring historical conformance shall not exceed those included in the original donation agreement, unless agreed to in writing between grantor and grantee.[1987 ...

64.04.140 Legislative declaration -- Solar energy systems -- Solar easements authorized
The legislature declares that the potential economic and environmental benefits of solar energy use are considered to be in the public interest; therefore, local governments ...

64.04.150 Solar easements -- Definitions
(1) As used in this chapter: (a) "Solar energy system" means any device or combination of devices or elements which rely upon direct sunlight as ...

64.04.160 Solar easements -- Creation
A solar easement created under this chapter may only be created by written agreement. Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to create or authorize ...

64.04.170 Interference with solar easement -- Remedies
In any action for interference with a solar easement, if the instrument creating the easement does not specify any appropriate and applicable remedies, the court ...

64.04.175 Easements established by dedication -- Extinguishing or altering
Easements established by a dedication are property rights that cannot be extinguished or altered without the approval of the easement owner or owners, unless the ...

64.04.180 Railroad properties as public utility and transportation corridors -- Declaration of availability for public use -- Acquisition of reversionary interest
Railroad properties, including but not limited to rights-of-way, land held in fee and used for railroad operations, bridges, tunnels, and other facilities, are declared to ...

64.04.190 Public utility and transportation corridors -- Defined
Public utility and transportation corridors are railroad properties (1) on which railroad operations have ceased; (2) that have been found suitable for public use by ...

64.04.200 Existing rate or charge for energy conservation -- Seller's duty to disclose
Prior to closing, the seller of real property subject to a rate or charge for energy conservation measures, services, or payments provided under a tariff ...

64.04.210 Requests for notice of transfer or encumbrance--Disclosure--Notice to department of social and health services
(1) If the department of social and health services has filed a request for notice of transfer or encumbrance under RCW 43.20B.750: (a) A title ...