Wash. Rev. Code § 61.16.030

Current through 2024
Section 61.16.030 - Failure to acknowledge satisfaction of mortgage-Damages-Order

If the mortgagee fails to acknowledge satisfaction of the mortgage as provided in RCW 61.16.020 sixty days from the date of such request or demand, the mortgagee shall forfeit and pay to the mortgagor damages and a reasonable attorneys' fee, to be recovered in any court having competent jurisdiction, and said court, when convinced that said mortgage has been fully satisfied, shall issue an order in writing, directing the auditor to immediately record the order.

RCW 61.16.030

1999 c 233 § 8; 1995 c 62 § 15; 1984 c 14 § 1; 1886 p 117 § 2; RRS § 10615.

Effective date-1999 c 233: See note following RCW 4.28.320.