HomeMy WebLinkAboutL_4th_Dim_TITLE_REPORT_190709_v12300 Eastlake Ave East, Suite 100
Seattle, WA 98102
Phone (425) 638-1170
4th Creek Meadows LLC
12505 Bel Red Road #212
Bellevue, WA 98005
File No.:18-152809
Property:4502 NE 4th Street
Renton, WA 98059
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Please keep your Policy of Title Insurance in a safe place.
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ALTA Owner’s Policy
Form No. 3155400 Revised 06-17-06
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ALTA 6-17-06 OWNER’S POLICY OF TITLE INSURANCE
SCHEDULE A
Name and Address of Title Insurance Company:WFG National Title Company of Washington, LLC
2300 Eastlake Ave East, Suite 100, Seattle, WA 98102
File No.:18-152809 Policy No.:3155400-2428921
Amount of Insurance:$400,000.00 Premium:$723.00
Address Reference:4502 NE 4th Street, Renton, WA 98059
Date of Policy:March 21, 2018 3:17PM
1.Name of Insured:
4th Creek Meadows LLC, a Washington Limited Liability Company
2.The estate or interest in the Land that is insured by this policy is:
Fee Simple
3.Title is vested in:
4th Creek Meadows LLC, a Washington Limited Liability Company
4.The Land referred to in this policy is described as follows:
See Exhibit “A” attached hereto and made a part hereof
Countersigned:
WFG National Title Company of Washington, LLC,
as Issuing Agent for WFG National Title Insurance Company
By: ___________________________________
Authorized Signature
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EXHIBIT “A”
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
All that certain real property in the County of King, State of Washington, described as follows:
THAT PORTION OF THE WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE
SOUTHWEST QUARTER, SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 23 NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST, W.M., IN KING COUNTY,
WASHINGTON, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT A POINT 230 FEET WEST OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SUBDIVISION;
THENCE NORTH 290.4 FEET;
THENCE WEST 97 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 290.4 FEET;
THENCE EAST 97 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING;
EXCEPT THE SOUTHEAST 128TH STREET;
Tax Account No(s):1023059068
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ALTA 6-17-06 OWNER’S POLICY OF TITLE INSURANCE
SCHEDULE B
EXCEPTIONS FROM COVERAGE
File No.: 18-152809 Policy No: 3155400-2428921
This policy does not insure against loss or damage, and the Company will not pay costs, attorneys' fees, or expenses that
arise by reason of:
1.Defects, liens, encumbrances, adverse claims or other matters, if any, created, first appearing in the public records or
attaching subsequent to the effective date hereof but prior to the date the proposed insured acquires for value of
record the estate or interest or mortgage thereon covered by this Commitment.
2.Any facts, rights, interests, or claims that are not shown by the Public Records but that could be ascertained by an
inspection of the Land or that may be asserted by persons in possession of the Land.
3.Any rights, interests or claims of parties in possession not shown by the public records.
4.Any lien, or right to a lien, for services, labor, materials or equipment in connection with improvements, repairs or
renovations provided before, on, or after Date of Policy and not shown by the Public Records at Date of Policy.
5.Any encroachment, encumbrance, violation, conflict in boundary line(s), shortage in area, or adverse circumstance
affecting the title that would be disclosed by an accurate and complete land survey and/or physical inspection of the
land. The term "encroachment" includes encroachments of existing improvements located on the land onto adjoining
land, and encroachments on the land of existing improvements located on adjoining land.
6.(a) Taxes or assessments that are not shown as existing liens by the records of any taxing authority that levies taxes
or assessments on real property or by the Public Records; (b) proceedings by a public agency that may result in taxes
or assessments, or notices of such proceedings, whether or not shown by the records of such agency or by the Public
Records.
7.Easements or claims of easements not shown by the public records.
8.(a) Unpatented mining claims; (b)reservations or exceptions in patents or in Acts authorizing the issuance thereof; and
(c) Oil, natural gas, coal, fissionable materials or other minerals previously conveyed, leased or retained by prior
owners, whether or not appearing in the Public Records or listed in Schedule B. The Company makes no
representation as to the present ownership of any such interests. There may be leases, grants, exceptions or
reservations of interests that are not listed.
9.Any adverse ownership claim by right of sovereignty to any portion of the lands insured hereunder, including
tidelands, submerged, filled and artificially exposed lands and lands accreted to such lands or dispute as to the
boundaries purportedly caused by a change in the location of any water body within or adjacent to the land.
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10.Water rights, and claims or title to water, whether or not shown by the Public Records.
11.Any lien for service, installation, connection, maintenance, tap, capacity, or construction or similar charges for sewer,
water, electricity, natural gas or other utilities, or for garbage collection and disposal not shown by the Public Records.
12. Taxes and charges, together with interest, penalty and statutory foreclosure costs, if any, after delinquency:
Tax Year:2018
Tax Type:County
Tax ID No.:1023059068
Taxing Entity:King County Tax Collector
Total Annual Tax:$3,866.68
First Installment:$1,933.34
First Installment Status:Paid
First Installment Due/Paid Date:April 30, 2018
First Installment Delinquent Date:May 1, 2018
Second Installment:$1,933.34
Second Installment Status:Due
Second Installment Due/Paid Date:October 31, 2018
Second Installment Delinquent Date:November 1, 2018
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Taxes and charges, together with interest, penalty and statutory foreclosure costs, if any, after delinquency:
Tax Year:2017
Tax Type:County
Tax ID No.:1023059068
Taxing Entity:King County Treasurer
Total Annual Tax:$3,746.25
First Installment:$1,873.13
First Installment Status:Paid
First Installment Due/Paid Date:April 30, 2017
First Installment Delinquent Date:May 1, 2017
Second Installment:$1,873.12
Second Installment Status:Paid
Second Installment Due/Paid Date:October 31, 2017
Second Installment Delinquent Date:November 1, 2017
Notes:View Taxes
13. Easement and the terms and conditions thereof affecting a portion
of said premises, as recorded under 3030149 of Official Records.
For:Utility
14. Easement and the terms and conditions thereof affecting a portion
of said premises, as recorded under 3575602 of Official Records.
For:Utility
15. Matters set forth by survey recorded on December 13, 1983, in 8312139009, of Official Records.
END OF SCHEDULE B
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OWNER’S POLICY OF TITLE INSURANCE
Issued by
WFG NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY
POLICY NUMBER: 3155400-2428921
Any notice of claim and any other notice or statement in writing required to be given to the Company under this
Policy must be given to the Company at the address shown in Section 18 of the Conditions.
COVERED RISKS
SUBJECT TO THE EXCLUSIONS FROM COVERAGE, THE EXCEPTIONS FROM COVERAGE CONTAINED IN
SCHEDULE B, AND THE CONDITIONS, WFG NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, a South Carolina corporation
(the “Company”) insures, as of Date of Policy and, to the extent stated in Covered Risks 9 and 10, after Date of Policy,
against loss or damage, not exceeding the Amount of Insurance, sustained or incurred by the Insured by reason of:
1.Title being vested other than as stated in Schedule A.
2.Any defect in or lien or encumbrance on the Title. This Covered Risk includes but is not limited to insurance against
loss from
(a)A defect in the Title caused by
(i)forgery, fraud, undue influence, duress, incompetence, incapacity, or impersonation;
(ii)failure of any person or Entity to have authorized a transfer or conveyance;
(iii)a document affecting Title not properly created, executed, witnessed, sealed, acknowledged, notarized, or
delivered;
(iv)failure to perform those acts necessary to create a document by electronic means authorized by law;
(v)a document executed under a falsified, expired, or otherwise invalid power of attorney;
(vi)a document not properly filed, recorded, or indexed in the Public Records including failure to perform those
acts by electronic means authorized by law; or
(vii)a defective judicial or administrative proceeding.
(b)The lien of real estate taxes or assessments imposed on the Title by a governmental authority due or payable, but
unpaid.
(c)Any encroachment, encumbrance, violation, variation, or adverse circumstance affecting the Title that would be
disclosed by an accurate and complete land survey of the Land. The term ”encroachment” includes
encroachments of existing improvements located on the Land onto adjoining land, and encroachments onto the
Land of existing improvements located on adjoining land.
In Witness Whereof, WFG NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY has caused this policy to be signed and sealed
by its duly authorized officers as of Date of Policy shown in Schedule A.
Issued By:
WFG National Title Company of Washington, LLC,
as Issuing Agent for WFG National Title Insurance
Company
By: ___________________________________
Authorized Signature
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3.Unmarketable Title.
4.No right of access to and from the Land.
5.The violation or enforcement of any law, ordinance, permit, or governmental regulation (including those relating to
building and zoning) restricting, regulating, prohibiting, or relating to
(a)the occupancy, use, or enjoyment of the Land;
(b)the character, dimensions, or location of any improvement erected on the Land;
(c)the subdivision of land; or
(d)environmental protection
if a notice, describing any part of the Land, is recorded in the Public Records setting forth the violation or intention to
enforce, but only to the extent of the violation or enforcement referred to in that notice.
6.An enforcement action based on the exercise of a governmental police power not covered by Covered Risk 5 if a
notice of the enforcement action, describing any part of the Land, is recorded in the Public Records, but only to the
extent of the enforcement referred to in that notice.
7.The exercise of the rights of eminent domain if a notice of the exercise, describing any part of the Land, is recorded in
the Public Records.
8.Any taking by a governmental body that has occurred and is binding on the rights of a purchaser for value without
Knowledge.
9.Title being vested other than as stated in Schedule A or being defective
(a)as a result of the avoidance in whole or in part, or from a court order providing an alternative remedy, of a transfer
of all or any part of the title to or any interest in the Land occurring prior to the transaction vesting Title as shown
in Schedule A because that prior transfer constituted a fraudulent or preferential transfer under federal
bankruptcy, state insolvency, or similar creditors’ rights laws; or
(b)because the instrument of transfer vesting Title as shown in Schedule A constitutes a preferential transfer under
federal bankruptcy, state insolvency, or similar creditors’ rights laws by reason of the failure of its recording in the
Public Records
(i)to be timely, or
(ii)to impart notice of its existence to a purchaser for value or to a judgment or lien creditor.
10.Any defect in or lien or encumbrance on the Title or other matter included in Covered Risks 1 through 9 that has been
created or attached or has been filed or recorded in the Public Records subsequent to Date of Policy and prior to the
recording of the deed or other instrument of transfer in the Public Records that vests Title as shown in Schedule A.
The Company will also pay the costs, attorneys’ fees, and expenses incurred in defense of any matter insured against by
this Policy, but only to the extent provided in the Conditions.
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EXCLUSIONS FROM COVERAGE
The following matters are expressly excluded from the coverage of this policy, and the Company will not pay loss or
damage, costs, attorneys’ fees, or expenses that arise by reason of:
1.(a) Any law, ordinance, permit, or governmental regulation (including those relating to building and zoning) restricting,
regulating, prohibiting, or relating to
(i)the occupancy, use, or enjoyment of the Land;
(ii)the character, dimensions, or location of any improvement erected on the Land;
(iii)the subdivision of land; or
(iv)environmental protection;
or the effect of any violation of these laws, ordinances, or governmental regulations. This Exclusion 1(a) does not
modify or limit the coverage provided under Covered Risk 5.
(b)Any governmental police power. This Exclusion 1(b) does not modify or limit the coverage provided under
Covered Risk 6.
2.Rights of eminent domain. This Exclusion does not modify or limit the coverage provided under Covered Risk 7 or 8.
3.Defects, liens, encumbrances, adverse claims, or other matters
(a)created, suffered, assumed, or agreed to by the Insured Claimant;
(b)not Known to the Company, not recorded in the Public Records at Date of Policy, but Known to the Insured
Claimant and not disclosed in writing to the Company by the Insured Claimant prior to the date the Insured
Claimant became an Insured under this policy;
(c)resulting in no loss or damage to the Insured Claimant;
(d)attaching or created subsequent to Date of Policy (however, this does not modify or limit the coverage provided
under Covered Risk 9 and 10); or
(e)resulting in loss or damage that would not have been sustained if the Insured Claimant had paid value for the
Title.
4.Any claim, by reason of the operation of federal bankruptcy, state insolvency, or similar creditors’ rights laws, that the
transaction vesting the Title as shown in Schedule A, is
(a)a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer; or
(b)a preferential transfer for any reason not stated in Covered Risk 9 of this policy.
5.Any lien on the Title for real estate taxes or assessments imposed by governmental authority and created or attaching
between Date of Policy and the date of recording of the deed or other instrument of transfer in the Public Records that
vests Title as shown in Schedule A.
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CONDITIONS
1.DEFINITION OF TERMS
The following terms when used in this policy mean:
(a)"Amount of Insurance”: The amount stated in
Schedule A, as may be increased or decreased by
endorsement to this policy, increased by Section 8(b),
or decreased by Sections 10 and 11 of these
Conditions.
(b)“Date of Policy”: The date designated as “Date of
Policy” in Schedule A.
(c)“Entity”: A corporation, partnership, trust, limited
liability company, or other similar legal entity.
(d)“Insured": The Insured named in Schedule A.
(i)the term "Insured" also includes
(A)successors to the Title of the Insured by
operation of law as distinguished from
purchase, including heirs, devisees, survivors,
personal representatives, or next of kin,
(B)successors to an Insured by dissolution,
merger, consolidation, distribution, or
reorganization;
(C)successors to an Insured by its conversion to
another kind of Entity,
(D)a grantee of an Insured under a deed
delivered without payment of actual valuable
consideration conveying the Title (1) if the
stock, shares, memberships, or other equity
interests of the grantee are wholly-owned by
the named Insured, (2) if the grantee wholly
owns the named Insured, (3) if the grantee is
wholly-owned by an affiliated Entity of the
named Insured, provided the affiliated Entity
and the named Insured are both wholly-owned
by the same person or Entity, or (4) if the
grantee is a trustee or beneficiary of a trust
created by a written instrument established by
the Insured named in Schedule A for estate
planning purposes.
(ii)with regard to (A), (B), (C), and (D) reserving,
however, all rights and defenses as to any
successor that the Company would have had
against any predecessor Insured.
(e)"Insured Claimant": An Insured claiming loss or
damage.
(f)"Knowledge" or "Known": Actual knowledge, not
constructive knowledge or notice that may be imputed
to an Insured by reason of the Public Records or any
other records that impart constructive notice of matters
affecting the Title.
(g)"Land": The land described in Schedule A, and affixed
improvements that by law constitute real property.
The term "Land” does not include any property beyond
the lines of the area described in Schedule A, nor any
right, title, interest, estate, or easement in abutting
streets, roads, avenues, alleys, lanes, ways, or
waterways, but this does not modify or limit the extent
that a right of access to and from the Land is insured
by this policy.
(h)"Mortgage": Mortgage, deed of trust, trust deed, or
other security instrument, including one evidenced by
electronic means authorized by law.
(i)"Public Records": Records established under state
statutes at Date of Policy for the purpose of imparting
constructive notice of matters relating to real property
to purchasers for value and without Knowledge. With
respect to Covered Risk 5(d), "Public Records" shall
also include environmental protection liens filed in the
records of the clerk of the United States District Court
for the district where the Land is located.
(j)“Title”: The estate or interest described in Schedule A.
(k)"Unmarketable Title”: Title affected by an alleged or
apparent matter that would permit a prospective
purchaser or lessee of the Title or lender on the Title to
be released from the obligation to purchase, lease, or
lend if there is a contractual condition requiring the
delivery of marketable title.
2.CONTINUATION OF INSURANCE
The coverage of this policy shall continue in force as of
Date of Policy in favor of an Insured, but only so long as
the Insured retains an estate or interest in the Land, or
holds an obligation secured by a purchase money
Mortgage given by a purchaser from the Insured, or only
so long as the Insured shall have liability by reason of
warranties in any transfer or conveyance of the Title. This
policy shall not continue in force in favor of any purchaser
from the Insured of either (i) an estate or interest in the
Land, or (ii) an obligation secured by a purchase money
Mortgage given to the Insured.
3.NOTICE OF CLAIM TO BE GIVEN BY INSURED
CLAIMANT
The Insured shall notify the Company promptly in writing (i)
in case of any litigation as set forth in Section 5(a) of these
Conditions, (ii) in case Knowledge shall come to an
Insured hereunder of any claim of title or interest that is
adverse to the Title, as insured, and that might cause loss
or damage for which the Company may be liable by virtue
of this policy, or (iii) if the Title, as insured, is rejected as
Unmarketable Title. If the Company is prejudiced by the
failure of the Insured Claimant to provide prompt notice,
the Company's liability to the Insured Claimant under the
policy shall be reduced to the extent of the prejudice.
4.PROOF OF LOSS
In the event the Company is unable to determine the
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amount of loss or damage, the Company may, at its
option, require as a condition of payment that the Insured
Claimant furnish a signed proof of loss. The proof of loss
must describe the defect, lien, encumbrance, or other
matter insured against by this policy that constitutes the
basis of loss or damage and shall state, to the extent
possible, the basis of calculating the amount of the loss or
damage.
5.DEFENSE AND PROSECUTION OF ACTIONS
(a)Upon written request by the Insured, and subject to the
options contained in Section 7 of these Conditions, the
Company, at its own cost and without unreasonable
delay, shall provide for the defense of an Insured in
litigation in which any third party asserts a claim
covered by this policy adverse to the Insured. This
obligation is limited to only those stated causes of
action alleging matters insured against by this policy.
The Company shall have the right to select counsel of
its choice (subject to the right of the Insured to object
for reasonable cause) to represent the Insured as to
those stated causes of action. It shall not be liable for
and will not pay the fees of any other counsel. The
Company will not pay any fees, costs, or expenses
incurred by the Insured in the defense of those causes
of action that allege matters not insured against by this
policy.
(b)The Company shall have the right, in addition to the
options contained in Section 7 of these Conditions, at
its own cost, to institute and prosecute any action or
proceeding or to do any other act that in its opinion
may be necessary or desirable to establish the Title,
as insured, or to prevent or reduce loss or damage to
the Insured. The Company may take any appropriate
action under the terms of this policy, whether or not it
shall be liable to the Insured. The exercise of these
rights shall not be an admission of liability or waiver of
any provision of this policy. If the Company exercises
its rights under this subsection, it must do so diligently.
(c)Whenever the Company brings an action or asserts a
defense as required or permitted by this policy, the
Company may pursue the litigation to a final
determination by a court of competent jurisdiction, and
it expressly reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to
appeal any adverse judgment or order.
6.DUTY OF INSURED CLAIMANT TO COOPERATE
(a)In all cases where this policy permits or requires the
Company to prosecute or provide for the defense of
any action or proceeding and any appeals, the Insured
shall secure to the Company the right to so prosecute
or provide defense in the action or proceeding,
including the right to use, at its option, the name of the
Insured for this purpose. Whenever requested by the
Company, the Insured, at the Company's expense,
shall give the Company all reasonable aid (i) in
securing evidence, obtaining witnesses, prosecuting or
defending the action or proceeding, or effecting
settlement, and (ii) in any other lawful act that in the
opinion of the Company may be necessary or
desirable to establish the Title or any other matter as
insured. If the Company is prejudiced by the failure of
the Insured to furnish the required cooperation, the
Company's obligations to the Insured under the policy
shall terminate, including any liability or obligation to
defend, prosecute, or continue any litigation, with
regard to the matter or matters requiring such
cooperation.
(b)The Company may reasonably require the Insured
Claimant to submit to examination under oath by any
authorized representative of the Company and to
produce for examination, inspection, and copying, at
such reasonable times and places as may be
designated by the authorized representative of the
Company, all records, in whatever medium
maintained, including books, ledgers, checks,
memoranda, correspondence, reports, e-mails, disks,
tapes, and videos whether bearing a date before or
after Date of Policy, that reasonably pertain to the loss
or damage. Further, if requested by any authorized
representative of the Company, the Insured Claimant
shall grant its permission, in writing, for any authorized
representative of the Company to examine, inspect,
and copy all of these records in the custody or control
of a third party that reasonably pertain to the loss or
damage. All information designated as confidential by
the Insured Claimant provided to the Company
pursuant to this Section shall not be disclosed to
others unless, in the reasonable judgment of the
Company, it is necessary in the administration of the
claim. Failure of the Insured Claimant to submit for
examination under oath, produce any reasonably
requested information, or grant permission to secure
reasonably necessary information from third parties as
required in this subsection, unless prohibited by law or
governmental regulation, shall terminate any liability of
the Company under this policy as to that claim.
7.OPTIONS TO PAY OR OTHERWISE SETTLE
CLAIMS; TERMINATION OF LIABILITY
In case of a claim under this policy, the Company shall
have the following additional options:
(a)To Pay or Tender Payment of the Amount of
Insurance. To pay or tender payment of the Amount of
Insurance under this policy together with any costs,
attorneys' fees, and expenses incurred by the Insured
Claimant that were authorized by the Company up to
the time of payment or tender of payment and that the
Company is obligated to pay. Upon the exercise by
the Company of this option, all liability and obligations
of the Company to the Insured under this policy, other
than to make the payment required in this subsection,
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shall terminate, including any liability or obligation to
defend, prosecute, or continue any litigation.
(b)To Pay or Otherwise Settle With Parties Other Than
the Insured or With the Insured Claimant.
(i)to pay or otherwise settle with other parties for or
in the name of an Insured Claimant any claim
insured against under this policy. In addition, the
Company will pay any costs, attorneys' fees, and
expenses incurred by the Insured Claimant that
were authorized by the Company up to the time of
payment and that the Company is obligated to
pay; or
(ii)to pay or otherwise settle with the Insured
Claimant the loss or damage provided for under
this policy, together with any costs, attorneys' fees,
and expenses incurred by the Insured Claimant
that were authorized by the Company up to the
time of payment and that the Company is
obligated to pay.
Upon the exercise by the Company of either of the options
provided for in subsections (b)(i) or (ii), the Company's
obligations to the Insured under this policy for the claimed
loss or damage, other than the payments required to be
made, shall terminate, including any liability or obligation to
defend, prosecute, or continue any litigation.
8.DETERMINATION AND EXTENT OF LIABILITY
This policy is a contract of indemnity against actual
monetary loss or damage sustained or incurred by the
Insured Claimant who has suffered loss or damage by
reason of matters insured against by this policy.
(a)The extent of liability of the Company for loss or
damage under this policy shall not exceed the lesser
of
(i)the Amount of Insurance; or
(ii)the difference between the value of the Title as
insured and the value of the Title subject to the
risk insured against by this policy.
(b)If the Company pursues its rights under Section 5 of
these Conditions and is unsuccessful in establishing
the Title, as insured,
(i)the Amount of Insurance shall be increased by
10%, and
(ii)the Insured Claimant shall have the right to have
the loss or damage determined either as of the
date the claim was made by the Insured Claimant
or as of the date it is settled and paid.
(c)In addition to the extent of liability under (a) and (b),
the Company will also pay those costs, attorneys' fees,
and expenses incurred in accordance with Sections 5
and 7 of these Conditions.
9.LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
(a)If the Company establishes the Title, or removes the
alleged defect, lien, or encumbrance, or cures the lack
of a right of access to or from the Land, or cures the
claim of Unmarketable Title, all as insured, in a
reasonably diligent manner by any method, including
litigation and the completion of any appeals, it shall
have fully performed its obligations with respect to that
matter and shall not be liable for any loss or damage
caused to the Insured.
(b)In the event of any litigation, including litigation by the
Company or with the Company's consent, the
Company shall have no liability for loss or damage
until there has been a final determination by a court of
competent jurisdiction, and disposition of all appeals,
adverse to the Title, as insured.
(c)The Company shall not be liable for loss or damage to
the Insured for liability voluntarily assumed by the
Insured in settling any claim or suit without the prior
written consent of the Company.
10.REDUCTION OF INSURANCE; REDUCTION OR
TERMINATION OF LIABILITY
All payments under this policy, except payments made for
costs, attorneys’ fees, and expenses, shall reduce the
Amount of Insurance by the amount of the payment.
11.LIABILITY NONCUMULATIVE
The Amount of Insurance shall be reduced by any amount
the Company pays under any policy insuring a Mortgage
to which exception is taken in Schedule B or to which the
Insured has agreed, assumed, or taken subject, or which
is executed by an Insured after Date of Policy and which is
a charge or lien on the Title, and the amount so paid shall
be deemed a payment to the Insured under this policy.
12.PAYMENT OF LOSS
When liability and the extent of loss or damage have been
definitely fixed in accordance with these Conditions, the
payment shall be made within 30 days.
13.RIGHTS OF RECOVERY UPON PAYMENT OR
SETTLEMENT
(a)Whenever the Company shall have settled and paid a
claim under this policy, it shall be subrogated and
entitled to the rights of the Insured Claimant in the Title
and all other rights and remedies in respect to the
claim that the Insured Claimant has against any
person or property, to the extent of the amount of any
loss, costs, attorneys' fees, and expenses paid by the
Company. If requested by the Company, the Insured
Claimant shall execute documents to evidence the
transfer to the Company of these rights and remedies.
The Insured Claimant shall permit the Company to
sue, compromise, or settle in the name of the Insured
Claimant and to use the name of the Insured Claimant
in any transaction or litigation involving these rights
and remedies. If a payment on account of a claim
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does not fully cover the loss of the Insured Claimant,
the Company shall defer the exercise of its right to
recover until after the Insured Claimant shall have
recovered its loss.
(b)The Company’s right of subrogation includes the rights
of the Insured to indemnities, guaranties, other policies
of insurance, or bonds, notwithstanding any terms or
conditions contained in those instruments that address
subrogation rights.
14.ARBITRATION
Either the Company or the Insured may demand that the
claim or controversy shall be submitted to arbitration
pursuant to the Title Insurance Arbitration Rules of the
American Land Title Association (“Rules”). Except as
provided in the Rules, there shall be no joinder or
consolidation with claims or controversies of other
persons. Arbitrable matters may include, but are not
limited to, any controversy or claim between the Company
and the Insured arising out of or relating to this policy, any
service in connection with its issuance or the breach of a
policy provision, or to any other controversy or claim
arising out of the transaction giving rise to this policy. All
arbitrable matters when the Amount of Insurance is
$2,000,000 or less shall be arbitrated at the option of
either the Company or the Insured. All arbitrable matters
when the Amount of Insurance is in excess of $2,000,000
shall be arbitrated only when agreed to by both the
Company and the Insured. Arbitration pursuant to this
policy and under the Rules shall be binding upon the
parties. Judgment upon the award rendered by the
Arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court of competent
jurisdiction.
15.LIABILITY LIMITED TO THIS POLICY; POLICY
ENTIRE CONTRACT
(a)This policy together with all endorsements, if any,
attached to it by the Company is the entire policy and
contract between the Insured and the Company. In
interpreting any provision of this policy, this policy shall
be construed as a whole.
(b)Any claim of loss or damage that arises out of the
status of the Title or by any action asserting such claim
shall be restricted to this policy.
(c)Any amendment of or endorsement to this policy must
be in writing and authenticated by an authorized
person, or expressly incorporated by Schedule A of
this policy.
(d)Each endorsement to this policy issued at any time is
made a part of this policy and is subject to all of its
terms and provisions. Except as the endorsement
expressly states, it does not (i) modify any of the terms
and provisions of the policy, (ii) modify any prior
endorsement, (iii) extend the Date of Policy, or (iv)
increase the Amount of Insurance.
16.SEVERABILITY
In the event any provision of this policy, in whole or in part,
is held invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, the
policy shall be deemed not to include that provision or
such part held to be invalid, but all other provisions shall
remain in full force and effect.
17.CHOICE OF LAW; FORUM
(a)Choice of Law: The Insured acknowledges the
Company has underwritten the risks covered by this
policy and determined the premium charged therefor in
reliance upon the law affecting interests in real
property and applicable to the interpretation, rights,
remedies, or enforcement of policies of title insurance
of the jurisdiction where the Land is located.
Therefore, the court or an arbitrator shall apply the law
of the jurisdiction where the Land is located to
determine the validity of claims against the Title that
are adverse to the Insured and to interpret and enforce
the terms of this policy. In neither case shall the court
or arbitrator apply its conflicts of law principles to
determine the applicable law.
(b)Choice of Forum: Any litigation or other proceeding
brought by the Insured against the Company must be
filed only in a state or federal court within the United
States of America or its territories having appropriate
jurisdiction.
18.NOTICES, WHERE SENT
Any notice of claim and any other notice or statement in
writing required to be given to the Company under this
policy must be given to the Company at 12909 SW 68th
Pkwy., Suite 350, Portland, OR 97223. WFG National Title
Insurance Company’s telephone number is (800) 334-
8885. Email address: claims@wfgnationaltitle.com.