Washington § 87.06.090 - Treasurer's deed — Title free from certain encumbrances.

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§ 87.06.090. Treasurer's deed — Title free from certain encumbrances.

(1) The treasurer shall execute a treasurer's deed to any person who purchases property at the foreclosure sale. The deed shall vest title to the property therein described, without further acknowledgment or evidence of such conveyance, in the grantee or his or her heirs and assigns. The treasurer's deed shall be substantially in the following form:
TREASURER'S DEED
State of Washington
County of . . . . . .
This indenture, made this . . . . . . day of . . . . . . . . . . ., . . . . . . . . . . ., between . . . . . . . . . . ., as treasurer of . . . . . . . . . . . irrigation district, state of Washington, party of the first part, and . . . . . . . . . . ., party of the second part:
Witnesseth, that whereas, at the public sale of real property held on the . . . . . . day of . . . . . . . . . . ., . . . . . . . . . . ., pursuant to an irrigation assessment judgment entered in the superior court in the county of . . . . . . . . . . . on the . . . . . . . . . . . day of . . . . . . . . . . ., . . . . . ., in proceedings to foreclose assessment liens upon real property and an order of sale duly issued by the court, . . . . . . . . . . . duly purchased in compliance with the laws of the state of Washington, for and in consideration of the sum of . . . . . . . . . . . dollars the following described real property, to wit: (Here place description of real property conveyed) and that . . . . . . . . . . . has complied with the laws of the state of Washington necessary to entitle (him, her, or them) to a deed for the real property.
Now, therefore know ye, that, I . . . . . . . . . . ., treasurer of said irrigation district of . . . . . . . . . . ., state of Washington, in consideration of the premises and by virtue of the statutes of the state of Washington, in such cases provided, do hereby grant and convey unto . . . . . . . . . . ., his or her heirs and assigns, forever, the real property hereinbefore described, as fully and completely as said party of the first part can by virtue of the premises convey the same.
Given under my hand and seal of office this . . . . . . day of . . . . . . . . . . ., A.D. . . . . . . . . . . .
 
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Treasurer for . . . .
 
Irrigation District
(2) The title shall be free from all encumbrances except for the following taxes and assessments if they are not due at the time of the foreclosure sale: Property taxes, drainage or diking district assessments, drainage or diking improvement district assessments, mosquito district assessments, and irrigation district assessments.
[ 1994 c 24 s 1; 1988 c 134 s 9.]

Source: official Washington text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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