Whenever any person, married, in a state registered domestic partnership, or single, having in his or her name the legal title of record to any real estate, shall sell or dispose of the same to an actual bona fide purchaser, a deed of such real estate from the person holding such legal record title to such actual bona fide purchaser shall be sufficient to convey to, and vest in, such purchaser the full legal and equitable title to such real estate free and clear of any and all claims of any and all persons whatsoever, not appearing of record in the auditor's office of the county in which such real estate is situated.
RCW 26.16.095
Purchaser of community real property protected by record title.
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 6 Ariz. App. 310 - Arizona Central Credit Union v. Holden (1967)
Most recently applied in In re Madle (June 1996)
2008 c 6 s 610; 1891 c 151 s 1; RRS s 10577
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.