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Wash. Rev. Code § 60.04.071 (2026)

Release of lien rights

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Upon payment and acceptance of the amount due to the lien claimant and upon demand of the owner or the person making payment, the lien claimant shall immediately prepare and execute a release of all lien rights for which payment has been made, and deliver the release to the person making payment. In any suit to compel deliverance of the release thereafter in which the court determines the delay was unjustified, the court shall, in addition to ordering the deliverance of the release, award the costs of the action including reasonable attorneys' fees and any damages.
[ 1991 c 281 s 7.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2006–2024 · leading case: Shelcon Constr. Grp., LLC v. Haymond, 351 P.3d 895 (Wash. Ct. App. 2015).
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Shelcon Constr. Grp., LLC v. Haymond, 351 P.3d 895 (Wash. Ct. App. 2015). “RCW 60.04.071. Meanwhile, the statute broadly provides that anyone furnishing “labor, professional services, materials, or equipment for the improvement of real property” is entitled to a mechanic’s lien “upon the improvement for the contract price of labor, professional…”
Henifin Constr., LLC v. Keystone Constr., G.W., Inc., 145 P.3d 402 (Wash. Ct. App. 2006). “The trial court stated in its initial findings of fact and conclusions of law that it awarded fees pursuant to RCW 60.04.071; however, both parties concede the proper statute citation for the fee award should be RCW 60.”
2400 Elliott Llc, V. Vp Elite Constr. Llc (Wash. Ct. App. 2024). “9, we do not address its argument that it is also entitled to appellate fees under RCW 60.04.071 or RCW 60.04.181(3). -8-”
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