If it is established that the lienholder is not proceeding in accordance with the provisions of this chapter disposition may be ordered or restrained on appropriate terms and conditions. If the disposition has occurred the lien debtor or any person entitled to notification or whose security interest has been made known to the lienholder prior to the disposition has a right to recover from the lienholder any loss caused by a failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter. The lien debtor has a right to recover in any event an amount not less than ten percent of the original lien claimed.
RCW 60.10.060
Noncompliance with chapter—Rights of lien debtor.
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 46 Wash. App. 146 - Hargis v. Mel-Mad Corporation (1986)
Most recently applied in 141 F. Supp. 3d 1157 - Native Village of Naknek v. Jones Pacific Maritime, LLC (October 2015)
1969 c 82 s 7.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.