When default is made in the performance of any condition contained in a mortgage, the mortgagee or his or her assigns may proceed in the superior court of the county where the land, or some part thereof, lies, to foreclose the equity of redemption contained in the mortgage.
RCW 61.12.040
Foreclosure—Venue.
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Klem v. Washington Mutual Bank (2013)
Most recently applied in Klem v. Washington Mutual Bank (February 2013)
2012 c 117 s 160; Code 1881 s 609; 1877 p 127 s 614; 1869 p 145 s 563; 1854 p 207 s 408; RRS s 1116.
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