Legal Opinion
Cory And Melissa Jespersen, V Clark County
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided July 5, 2017No. 48653-9-IIPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSutton, J.
¶1 This appeal arises after Cory and Melissa Jespersen purchased property at a tax foreclosure auction without any warranty of title by Clark County (County). After the sale, the Jespersens discovered that the property had been illegally subdivided years earlier. They demanded that the County rescind the sale and sued the County when the County refused.
¶2 We hold that (1) the plain language of chapter 84.64 RCW does not provide the right of rescission for a purchase at a tax foreclosure sale of an “as is” lot, and RCW 58.17.210 does not control, (2) because the County expressly disclaimed any…
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