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WA Rev Code § 60.70.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 60 - Liens|Chapter 60.70 - Limitations on Nonconsensual Common Law Liens.|60.70.070 - Claim of lien against a federal, state, or local official or employee—Performance of duties—Validity.

RCW 60.70.070 Claim of lien against a federal, state, or local official or employee—Performance of duties—Validity.Any claim of lien against a federal, state, or local official or employee based on the performance or nonperformance of that official's or employee's duties shall be invalid unless accompanied by a specific order from a court of competent jurisdiction authorizing the filing of such lien or unless a specific statute authorizes the filing of such lien.[ 1995 c 19 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 60.72.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 60 - Liens|Chapter 60.72 - Landlord's Lien for Rent.|60.72.010 - Liens created—Priority—Extent—Exceptions.

RCW 60.72.010 Liens created—Priority—Extent—Exceptions.Any person to whom rent may be due, his or her executors, administrators, or assigns, shall have a lien for such rent upon personal property which has been used or kept on the rented premises by the tenant, except property of third persons delivered to or left with the tenant for storage, repair, manufacture, or sale, or under conditional bills of sale duly filed, and such property as is exempt from execution by law. Such liens for rent shall be paramount to, and have preference over, all other liens except liens for taxes, general and special liens of labor, and liens of mortgages duly recorded prior to the tenancy. Such liens shall not be for more than two months' rent due, except that a lien for up to four months' rent due may be established when the tenant is renting a mobile home lot in a mobile home park as defined in RCW 59.20.030. No lien may be enforced for any rent or any installment thereof which has been due for more than two months at the time of the commencement of an action to foreclose such liens, except that a lien may be enforced for rent due for up to four months at the time of the commencement of an action to foreclose the lien when the tenant is renting a mobile home lot in a mobile home park as defined in RCW 59.20.030. No writing or recording shall be necessary to create such lien; and if such property be removed from the rented premises and not returned to the owner, agent, executor, administrator, or assign, the lien shall continue and be a superior lien on the property so removed for ten days from the date of its removal, and the lien may be enforced against the property wherever found. In the event the property contained in the rented premises be destroyed by fire or other elements, the lien shall extend to any money that may be received by the tenant as indemnity for the destruction of the property, nor shall the lien be lost by the sale of the property, except merchandise sold in the usual course of trade or to purchasers without notice of the tenancy. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to, nor shall it be enforced against, the property of tenants in dwelling houses or apartments or any other place that is used exclusively as a home or residence of the tenant and his or her family.[ 1990 c 169 § 3; 1927 c 108 § 1; 1917 c 165 § 1; RRS § 1203-1. Formerly RCW 60.72.010, 60.72.020, 60.72.030.]
WA Rev Code § 60.72.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 60 - Liens|Chapter 60.72 - Landlord's Lien for Rent.|60.72.040 - Foreclosure of lien.

RCW 60.72.040 Foreclosure of lien.Said lien may be foreclosed as provided in chapter 60.10 RCW.[ 1995 c 62 § 12; 1969 c 82 § 15; 1917 c 165 § 2; RRS § 1203-2.]
WA Rev Code § 60.76.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 60 - Liens|Chapter 60.76 - Lien of Employees for Contributions to Benefit Plans.|60.76.010 - Lien authorized.

RCW 60.76.010 Lien authorized.Every employer who is required to pay contributions, by agreement or otherwise, into a fund of any employee benefit plan in order that his or her employee may participate therein, shall pay such contributions in the required amounts and at the stipulated time or each employee affected thereby shall have a lien on the earnings and on all property used in the operation of said employer's business to the extent of the moneys, plus any penalties, due to be paid by or on his or her behalf in order to qualify him or her for participation therein, and for any moneys expended or obligations incurred for medical, hospital, or other expenses to which he or she would have been entitled had such required contributions been paid.[ 2012 c 117 § 158; 1961 c 86 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 60.76.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 60 - Liens|Chapter 60.76 - Lien of Employees for Contributions to Benefit Plans.|60.76.020 - Notice of lien—Contents—Filing and serving.

RCW 60.76.020 Notice of lien—Contents—Filing and serving.The lien claimant, or his or her representative on his or her behalf, or the trustee of the fund on the claimant's behalf, within sixty days after such payment becomes due shall file for record with the auditor of the county wherein the claimant is or was employed by such employer a notice of claim, containing a statement of the demand, the name of the employer, and the name of the person employing the claimant, if known, with a statement of the pertinent terms and conditions of the employee benefit plan and the time when such contributions are due and were to have been paid, and shall serve or mail a copy thereof to said employer within such time.[ 2012 c 117 § 159; 1961 c 86 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 60.76.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 60 - Liens|Chapter 60.76 - Lien of Employees for Contributions to Benefit Plans.|60.76.030 - Manner of serving notice.

RCW 60.76.030 Manner of serving notice.Service of the notice of claim may be made in the same manner as summons in civil actions.[ 1961 c 86 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 60.76.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 60 - Liens|Chapter 60.76 - Lien of Employees for Contributions to Benefit Plans.|60.76.040 - Manner of enforcing lien—Costs.

RCW 60.76.040 Manner of enforcing lien—Costs.The lien may be enforced within the same time and in the same manner as mechanics' liens are foreclosed when said lien is upon real property, or within the same time and in the same manner as chattel liens are enforced when the lien is upon personal property. The court may allow, as part of the costs of the action, the moneys paid for filing or recording the claim, a reasonable attorney's fee in the superior court, court of appeals, and supreme court, and court costs.[ 1971 c 81 § 130; 1961 c 86 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 60.76.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 60 - Liens|Chapter 60.76 - Lien of Employees for Contributions to Benefit Plans.|60.76.050 - Priority of lien.

RCW 60.76.050 Priority of lien.The lien created herein shall be preferred to any encumbrance which may attach after the contribution payments became due and is also preferred to any encumbrance which may have attached previous to that time, but which was not filed or recorded so as to create constructive notice thereof prior to that time, and of which the lien claimant had no notice.[ 1961 c 86 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 60.80.005 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 60 - Liens|Chapter 60.80 - Lien for Unrecorded Utility Charges.|60.80.005 - Definitions.

RCW 60.80.005 Definitions.Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter:(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (1), "charges" include: (a) All lawful charges assessed by a utility operated under chapter 35.21, 35.67, 36.36, 36.89, 36.94, or 57.08 RCW, but not evidenced by a recorded lien, recorded covenant, recorded agreement, or special assessment roll filed with the city or county treasurer or assessor, and not billed and collected with property taxes; and (b) penalties and interest, and reasonable attorneys' fees and other costs of foreclosure if foreclosure proceedings have been commenced.(2) "Closing agent" means an escrow agent as defined in *RCW 18.44.011(6) or a person exempt from licensing requirements under RCW 18.44.021, handling the escrow on the sale of the real property.(3) "Real estate agent" means a real estate broker, real estate salesperson, associate real estate broker, or person as defined in **RCW 18.85.010 (1) through (4).(4) "Business day" means a day the offices of the county or counties in which the utility in question provides service are open for business.[ 2004 c 215 § 7; 1996 c 43 § 1.]NOTES:Reviser's note: *(1) RCW 18.44.011 was alphabetized pursuant to RCW 1.08.015(2)(k), changing subsection (6) to subsection (7). RCW 18.44.011 was subsequently amended by 2011 1st sp.s. c 21 § 45, changing subsection (7) to subsection (8).**(2) RCW 18.85.010 was recodified as RCW 18.85.011 pursuant to 2008 c 23 § 49; and RCW 18.85.010 was also amended by 2008 c 23 § 1, changing and/or removing the definitions in subsections (1) through (4), effective July 1, 2010.
WA Rev Code § 60.80.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 60 - Liens|Chapter 60.80 - Lien for Unrecorded Utility Charges.|60.80.010 - Seller of real property responsible for satisfying lien—Closing agent's duties and liabilities—Fee.

RCW 60.80.010 Seller of real property responsible for satisfying lien—Closing agent's duties and liabilities—Fee.(1) Unless otherwise stated and acknowledged in writing by the purchaser, the seller of a fee interest in real property is responsible for satisfying, upon closing, any lien provided for by RCW 35.21.290, 35.67.200, 36.36.045, * 36.89.090, or 36.94.150.(2) No closing agent may refuse a written request by the seller or purchaser of a fee interest in real property to administer the disbursement of closing funds necessary to satisfy unpaid charges as charges are defined in RCW 60.80.005. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (2), a closing agent who refuses such a written request is liable to the purchaser for unpaid charges for utility services covered by the request. A closing agent is not liable if the closing agent's refusal is based on the seller's inaccurate or incomplete identification of utilities providing service to the property, or if a utility fails to provide an estimated or actual final billing, or written extension of the per diem rate, as required by RCW 60.80.020, or if disbursement of closing funds necessary to satisfy the unpaid charges would violate RCW 18.44.400.(3) A closing agent may charge a fee for performing the services required of the closing agent by this chapter, which fee may be in addition to other fees or settlement charges collected in the course of ordinary settlement practices.[ 2004 c 215 § 8; 1996 c 43 § 2.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 36.89.090 was recodified as RCW 36.89.065, September 2007.
WA Rev Code § 60.80.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 60 - Liens|Chapter 60.80 - Lien for Unrecorded Utility Charges.|60.80.900 - Effective date—1996 c 43.

RCW 60.80.900 Effective date—1996 c 43.This act shall take effect January 1, 1997.[ 1996 c 43 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 60.84.005 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 60 - Liens|Chapter 60.84 - Lien on Dies, Molds, Forms, and Patterns.|60.84.005 - Definitions.

RCW 60.84.005 Definitions.Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Customer" means an individual or entity that contracts with, causes, or caused a plastic fabricator to use a die, mold, form, or pattern to manufacture, assemble, or otherwise make a plastic product.(2) "Plastic fabricator," "fabricator," or "molder" means an individual or entity, including but not limited to a tool or die maker, that contracts to or uses a die, mold, form, or pattern to manufacture, assemble, or otherwise make a plastic product for a customer.[ 1996 c 235 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 60.90.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 60 - Liens|Chapter 60.90 - Washington Wage Recovery Act.|60.90.010 - Definitions.

RCW 60.90.010 Definitions. (Effective January 1, 2022.)The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Account" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 62A.9A-102.(2) "Chattel paper" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 62A.9A-102.(3) "Department" means the department of labor and industries.(4) "Director" means the director of labor and industries.(5) "Employ" includes permit to work.(6) "Employee" includes any individual currently or formerly employed by an employer.(7) "Employer" includes any individual, partnership, association, corporation, business trust, or any person or group of persons acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an employer in relation to an employee.(8) "Goods" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 62A.9A-102.(9) "Highly compensated employee" means any employee who was a five percent owner of the business at which he or she is employed during the current year or preceding year, or who received compensation from the employer in the preceding year in excess of the indexed compensation pursuant to 26 U.S.C. Sec. 414(q).(10) "Instrument" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 62A.9A-102.(11) "Maintain" includes to maintain, clean, manage, improve, protect, repair, monitor, or restore real property at the instance of the owner or tenant or of any person acting by the owner's or tenant's authority.(12) "Payment intangibles" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 62A.9A-102.(13) "Signature" includes an electronic signature.(14) "Wage claim" means a claim for any unpaid wages owed to the claimant as an employee of an employer, as well as any other compensation, interest, statutory damages, liquidated damages, attorneys' fees and costs, or statutory penalties that may be owed for violation of a local, state, or federal wage law, including but not limited to chapters 39.12, 49.12, 49.46, 49.48, and 49.52 RCW, and the fair labor standards act, 29 U.S.C. Sec. 201 et seq. A wage claim does not include vacation or severance pay, contributions to an employee benefit plan, or paid leave except paid leave that is statutorily mandated.[ 2021 c 102 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 60.90.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 60 - Liens|Chapter 60.90 - Washington Wage Recovery Act.|60.90.020 - Wage liens—Effect on ownership or title in certain property.

RCW 60.90.020 Wage liens—Effect on ownership or title in certain property. (Effective January 1, 2022.)(1)(a) An employee, except a highly compensated employee, who complies with RCW 60.90.030 has a wage lien for wage claims on:(i) Any real property in the state of Washington that is owned or subsequently acquired by the employee's employer;(ii) Goods and tangible chattel paper in the state of Washington that are owned or are subsequently acquired by the employee's employer;(iii) Accounts and payment intangibles that are owned or subsequently acquired by the employee's employer; and(iv) Any real property in the state of Washington that the wage claimant has maintained, for all wage claims for maintenance of that property.(b) A person does not have a wage lien under this chapter for any wage claim that is or would be subject to a lien by that person under chapter 60.04 RCW.(c) A wage lien is effective against the estate of the employer.(2) This chapter does not affect the ownership or title in personal or real property of the state or other public entity or public ownership, nor does any lien attach to the fee simple title of the state or other public ownership.[ 2021 c 102 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 60.90.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 60 - Liens|Chapter 60.90 - Washington Wage Recovery Act.|60.90.040 - Financial statement filings.

RCW 60.90.040 Financial statement filings. (Effective January 1, 2022.)The department of licensing shall file and index the financial statement filings under RCW 60.90.030(2) in the same systems as those filings made under RCW 62A.9A-519.[ 2021 c 102 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 60.90.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 60 - Liens|Chapter 60.90 - Washington Wage Recovery Act.|60.90.050 - Assignability.

RCW 60.90.050 Assignability. (Effective January 1, 2022.)Any wage lien or right of wage lien created by this chapter and the right of action to recover the wage lien is assignable so as to vest in the assignee all rights and remedies of the assignor, subject to all defenses thereto that might be made.[ 2021 c 102 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 60.90.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 60 - Liens|Chapter 60.90 - Washington Wage Recovery Act.|60.90.060 - Recording—Notice.

RCW 60.90.060 Recording—Notice. (Effective January 1, 2022.)(1) After a wage claim for which a wage lien has been recorded as to real property has been commenced in any court, but no later than eight months after the recording of the wage lien, the wage claimant or the claimant's assignee must file with the auditor of each county in which the property is situated a notice of the pendency of the wage claim, containing:(a) The names of the parties and assignees, if any;(b) The object of the action;(c) The abbreviated legal description and assessor parcel number of the real property located within that county; and(d) The name of the court where the action was filed and the cause number for the action.(2) The county auditor must index the notice in a manner similar to the auditor practice for indexing a notice of lis pendens filed under RCW 4.28.320 or 4.28.325.(3) The filing of the notice under subsection (1) of this section is constructive notice to every subsequent purchaser or encumbrancer, and such purchaser or encumbrancer is bound by all proceedings taken after the filing of the notice to the same extent as if he or she were a party to the action.(4) The court in which the action was commenced may, at its discretion, at any time after the action is settled, discontinued, or abated, with notice and on a showing of good cause, order the notice canceled, and such cancellation shall be evidenced by the recording of the court order with the county auditor.(5) If a wage claim is filed with an administrative agency of a local government, that agency must file a notice under the provisions of this section, using a substantially similar form.(6) If a wage claim is filed with the department, the department must file a notice under the provisions of this section, using a substantially similar form.[ 2021 c 102 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 60.90.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 60 - Liens|Chapter 60.90 - Washington Wage Recovery Act.|60.90.080 - Lien foreclosure—Enforcement—Joinder—Consolidation of actions.

RCW 60.90.080 Lien foreclosure—Enforcement—Joinder—Consolidation of actions. (Effective January 1, 2022.)(1) A lien under this chapter may be foreclosed and enforced as provided under RCW 60.90.070. The court shall have the power to order the sale of the property. In any action brought to foreclose a lien, the owner shall be joined as a party. The interest in the property of any person who, prior to the commencement of the action, has a recorded interest in the property, or any part thereof, shall not be foreclosed or affected unless they are joined as a party.(2) A person shall not begin an action to foreclose a lien upon any property while a prior action begun to foreclose another lien on the same property is pending, but if not made a party plaintiff or defendant to the prior action, he or she may apply to the court to be joined as a party thereto, and his or her lien may be foreclosed in the same action. The filing of such application shall toll the running of the period of limitation until disposition of the application or other time set by the court.(3) The court shall grant the application for joinder unless to do so would create an undue delay or cause hardship which cannot be cured by the imposition of costs or other conditions as the court deems just.(4) If a lien foreclosure action is filed during the pendency of another such action, the court may, on its own motion or the motion of any party, consolidate actions upon such terms and conditions as the court deems just, unless to do so would create an undue delay or cause hardship which cannot be cured by the imposition of costs or other conditions. If consolidation of actions is not permissible under this chapter, the lien foreclosure action filed during the pendency of another such action shall not be dismissed if the filing was the result of mistake, inadvertence, surprise, excusable neglect, or irregularity. An action to foreclose a lien shall not be dismissed at the instance of a plaintiff therein to the prejudice of another party to the suit who claims a lien.[ 2021 c 102 § 9.]
WA Rev Code § 60.90.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 60 - Liens|Chapter 60.90 - Washington Wage Recovery Act.|60.90.110 - Waiver.

RCW 60.90.110 Waiver. (Effective January 1, 2022.)A contract between an employer and employee may not waive or require an employee to waive the right to a wage lien under this chapter. A provision of a contract made in violation of this section is void as against the public policy of this state.[ 2021 c 102 § 12.]
WA Rev Code § 60.90.120 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 60 - Liens|Chapter 60.90 - Washington Wage Recovery Act.|60.90.120 - Notice to spouse, domestic partner.

RCW 60.90.120 Notice to spouse, domestic partner. (Effective January 1, 2022.)The claim of wage lien, when filed as required by this chapter, constitutes notice to the spouse or the domestic partner of the person who appears on record to be the owner of the property sought to be charged with the wage lien, and subjects all the community interest of both spouses or both domestic partners to the wage lien.[ 2021 c 102 § 13.]