Every deed in substance in the above form, when otherwise duly executed, shall be deemed and held a conveyance in fee simple to the grantee, his or her heirs and assigns, with covenants on the part of the grantor: (1) That at the time of the making and delivery of such deed he or she was lawfully seized of an indefeasible estate in fee simple, in and to the premises therein described, and had good right and full power to convey the same; (2) that the same were then free from all encumbrances; and (3) that he or she warrants to the grantee, his or her heirs and assigns, the quiet and peaceable possession of such premises, and will defend the title thereto against all persons who may lawfully claim the same, and such covenants shall be obligatory upon any grantor, his or her heirs and personal representatives, as fully and with like effect as if written at full length in such deed.
RCW 64.04.030
Warranty deed—Form and effect.
Applied in 31 court decisions — leading case 91 Wash. 2d 48 - Washington State Bar Ass'n v. Great Western Union Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n (1978)
Most recently applied in City Of Kent v. Bel Air & Briney (September 2015)
2016 c 202 s 37; 2012 c 117 s 186; 1929 c 33 s 9; RRS s 10552
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