Opinion ID: 2335712
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Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Are AFI's claims moot because the statute of limitations on filing an enforcement action for its lien has passed?

Text: ¶ 15 The Williamses first argue that AFI's claims are moot because AFI did not file an enforcement action within eight months of recording its claim of lien, as required by RCW 60.04.141. RCW 60.04.141 states in relevant part, No lien created by this chapter binds the property subject to the lien for a longer period than eight calendar months after the claim of lien has been recorded unless an action is filed by the lien claimant within that time in the superior court in the county where the subject property is located to enforce the lien, and service is made upon the owner of the subject property within ninety days of the date of filing the action. (Emphasis added.) Here, AFI's lien bound the property only between the date the lien was filed, December 6, 2004, and the date it was released by the trial court's order, July 15, 2005. Because AFI's lien bound the property for less than eight months, RCW 60.04.141 by its terms does not preclude AFI from seeking enforcement of the reinstated lien.