Washington Code 61.12.090 – Execution on decree — Procedure
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A decree of foreclosure of mortgage or other lien may be enforced by execution as an ordinary judgment or decree for the payment of money. The execution shall contain a description of the property described in the decree. The sheriff shall endorse upon the execution the time when he or she receives it, and he or she shall thereupon forthwith proceed to sell such property, or so much thereof as may be necessary to satisfy the judgment, interest, and costs upon giving the notice prescribed in RCW 6.21.030.
[ 2012 c 117 § 161; 1988 c 231 § 36; 1899 c 53 § 1; RRS § 1121. Cf. Code 1881 § 613; 1869 p 146 § 567; 1854 p 208 § 412.]
NOTES:
Severability—1988 c 231: See note following RCW 6.01.050.
Property exempt from execution and attachment: RCW 6.15.010.
Terms Used In Washington Code 61.12.090
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.