Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 4.64.020 (2026)

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(1) The clerk on the return of a verdict shall forthwith enter it in the execution docket, specifying the amount, the names of the parties to the action, and the names of the party or parties against whom the verdict is rendered; such entry shall be indexed in the record index and shall conform as near as may be to entries of judgments required to be made in the execution docket.

(2) Beginning at eight o'clock a.m. the day after the entry of a verdict as herein provided, it shall be notice to all the world of the rendition thereof, and any person subsequently acquiring title to or a lien upon the real property of the party or parties against whom the verdict is returned shall be deemed to have acquired such title or lien with notice, and such title or lien shall be subject and inferior to any judgment afterwards entered on the verdict.

[ 1987 c 442 s 1109; 1927 c 176 s 1; 1921 c 65 s 2; RRS s 431-1.]

Notes:

Rules of court: Cf. CR 58(b).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2013–2024 · leading case: Ensberg v. Nelson, 320 P.3d 97 (Wash. Ct. App. 2013).

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Ensberg v. Nelson, 320 P.3d 97 (Wash. Ct. App. 2013). “The statute provides, (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a judgment for money against the association perfected under RCW 4.64.020 is a lien in favor of the judgment lienholder against all of the units in the condominium and their interest in the common…”

Mdk Gen. Constr., Llc, V. Aspen Grove Owners Ass'n (Wash. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “368(1), (4), which read as follows: (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a judgment for money against the association perfected under RCW 4.64.020 is a lien in favor of the judgment lienholder against all of the units in the condominium and their interest in…”

Denise Brackett Woodley v. Style Corp. D/b/a (Wash. Ct. App. 2019). “368(1) (‘[A] judgment for money against the association perfected under RCW 4.64.020 is a lien in favor of the judgment lienholder against all the units in the condominium and their interest in the common elements at the time the judgment was entered.”

North Oakes Manor, App/cross/resp v. 2nd Half Llc, Res/cross-app (Wash. Ct. App. 2019). ““Following termination, creditors of the association holding liens on the units, which were recorded or perfected under RCW 4.64.020 before termination, may enforce those liens in the same manner as any lienholder.”

Erik D. Ensberg v. Jason D. Nelson (Wash. Ct. App. 2013). “There, a plaintiff obtained a judgment against a condominium homeowner's association, but the association refused to pay the judgment and refused to levy a special emergency 6The statute provides, (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a judgment for money…”

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