Community real estate shall be subject to the liens of mechanics and others for labor and materials furnished in erecting structures and improvements thereon as provided by law in other cases, to liens of judgments recovered for community debts, and to sale on execution issued thereon.
RCW 26.16.040
Community realty subject to liens, execution.
Applied in 14 court decisions — leading case 131 Wash. 2d 822 - Keene v. Edie (1997)
Most recently applied in 131 Wash. 2d 822 - Keene v. Edie (April 1997)
1972 ex.s. c 108 s 4; Code 1881 s 2410; RRS s 6893.
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