{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-7.100.030","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 7.100.030","heading":"Request by mortgage servicer for determination of abandonment and nuisance.","body":"(1) A mortgage servicer may contact a county, city, or town regarding a property it believes to be abandoned, and a nuisance and request that a county, city, or town official visit the property and make a determination as to whether the residential real property is abandoned and a nuisance. When making such a request, the mortgage servicer must furnish a copy of a notice of default, notice of preforeclosure options, or notice of trustee's sale applicable to the property.\n(2) A county, city, or town shall respond to such a request within fifteen calendar days of receipt and notify the mortgage servicer:\n(a) That a county, city, or town official has visited the property and determined that the property is not abandoned, or not a nuisance;\n(b) That a county, city, or town official has visited the property and determined that the property is abandoned, in mid-foreclosure, and a nuisance. In this case, the notification shall be accompanied by an affidavit or a declaration made under penalty of perjury by a county, city, or town official that a property is abandoned, mid-foreclosure, and a nuisance, and the affidavit or declaration must outline at least three indicators of abandonment and be supported with time and date stamped photographs, a finding that the property is a nuisance, and a copy of the notice of default or notice of trustee's sale supplied by the mortgage servicer; or\n(c) That the county, city, or town does not have adequate resources or is otherwise unable to make the requested determination.","path":["Title 7","Chapter 7.100"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=7.100.030","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:39:47Z","sha256":"6aa9f117c3b6f2ea72627c51f62ff83a5141a1ea27c99a871221afa5885ba5b8","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-7.100.020","next":"us-wa/rcw-7.100.040"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}