Revised Code of Washington
Wash. Rev. Code § 61.12.090 (2026)
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 s 161; 1988 c 231 s 36; 1899 c 53 s 1; RRS s 1121. Cf. Code 1881 s 613; 1869 p 146 s 567; 1854 p 208 s 412.]
Notes:
Severability—1988 c 231: See note following RCW 6.01.050.
Property exempt from execution and attachment: RCW 6.15.010.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1987–2021 · leading case: Bain v. Metro. Mortg. Grp., Inc., 175 Wash. 2d 83 (Wash. 2012).
Bain v. Metro. Mortg. Grp., Inc., 175 Wash. 2d 83 (Wash. 2012). “¶11 When secured by a deed of trust that grants the trustee the power of sale if the borrower defaults on repaying the underlying obligation, the trustee may usually foreclose the deed of trust and sell the property without judicial supervision.”
Klem v. Washington Mut. Bank, 295 P.3d 1179 (Wash. 2013). “020; RCW 61.12.090; RCW 7.28.230(1). ¶27 Quality successfully challenged the jury’s CPA verdict before the Court of Appeals.”
Walker v. Quality Loan Serv. Corp., 308 P.3d 716 (Wash. Ct. App. 2013). “020; RCW 61.12.090; RCW 7.28.230(1). Bain, 175 Wn.”
Pinebrook Homeowners Ass'n v. Owen, 739 P.2d 110 (Wash. Ct. App. 1987). “Clearly this judgment and decree amounts to a means of enforcing the court's judgment and qualifies as an execution within the meaning of RCW 61.12.090. The homestead is thus exempt from such proceedings.”
Timberland Bank v. Shawn Mesaros & Jane Doe Mesaros State Of Wa Dshs (Wash. Ct. App. 2017). “RCW 61.12.090. Chapter 6.17 RCW defines the process for a judgment creditor to execute on the property of a judgment debtor.”
Christopher E. Larson, Et Ano., V. Snohomish Cnty. (Wash. Ct. App. 2021). “020, RCW 61.12.090, and RCW 7.28.230(1)). Because the power to sell is “a significant power,” the DTA sets out specific procedures a trustee must follow before it may legally conduct such a sale.”
Christopher E. Larson, Et Ano, V. New Century Mortg. (Wash. Ct. App. 2021). “020, RCW 61.12.090, and RCW 7.28.230(1)). Because the power to sell is “a significant power,” the DTA sets out specific procedures a trustee must follow before it may legally conduct such a sale.”
Klem v. Wash. Mut. Bank (Wash. 2013). “020; RCW 61.12.090; RCW 7.28.230(1). Quality successfully challenged the jury's CPA verdict before the Court of Appeals.”
Doug Walker, App. v. Quality Loan Svc. Corp. Of Wa., Res. (Wash. Ct. App. 2013). “13 Because the DTA "dispenses with many protections commonly enjoyed by borrowers under judicial foreclosures, lenders must strictly comply with the statutes, and courts must strictly construe the statutes in the borrower's favor.”
Doug Walker, App. v. Quality Loan Svc. Corp. Of Wa., Res. (Wash. Ct. App. 2013). “13 Because the DTA "dispenses with many protections commonly enjoyed by borrowers under judicial foreclosures, lenders must strictly comply with the statutes, and courts must strictly construe the statutes in the borrower's favor.”
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