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34 stories matching foreclos
- Can Creditors Seize Property Held by an Assignee?
A local court ruling limits the ability of mortgagees to foreclose while a property is under the control of an assigned administrator.
- A Denver Capitalist Wants to Foreclose - and Blames the Money Question
C. W. E. Griffith came to Seattle for a superior-court fight over the ground beneath the National Bank building at South Second and Yesler, then explained why liquidation beats denial.
- Barber Shop on the Move
A F Street barber shop is rolled away after a foreclosure lien.
- The House Would Rather Not Buy the Railroads
Olympia lawmakers mock a memorial urging Congress to foreclose on the Pacific railroads, then vote 67-55 to let the matter drop.
- Bondholders Move to Foreclose on Seattle's Lake Shore & Eastern Railroad
Reorganization committee member says nearly all $8.4 million in bonds are deposited; predicts traffic will grow when business revives.
- Laborers Sue for Wages in Commercial Garden Dispute
Ten Italian immigrant gardeners have moved to seize a truck and produce from their employer, claiming they were never paid for their labor.
- A Bank Moves Against the Dennys
In 1895, a $15,735 note and a mortgage on lots in Denny & Fuhrman’s Addition put one of Seattle’s founding families in the path of foreclosure.
- The Ghost of the Chicken Ranch
After E.G. Radloff faked his own death by burning another man's body in his home, the insurance company he tried to defraud is finally coming for his property.
- A Tenant's Barn, a Landlord's Lot, and a Judge's Line
Judge Robinson ruled that a contractor's lien for an unpaid Olympia livery stable could reach the building and leasehold—but not the owner's land.
- The Struggle for Smith's Bay: A Foreclosure on Progress
A landmark Seattle building faces the auction block as labor claims and land disputes entangle a growing city.
- The Right to Water: A Legal Win for Landowners
A landmark court ruling frees White Bluffs landowners from paying for irrigation water they did not use, potentially signaling the end for the local water company.
- A Law to Protect Debtors — or Scare Off Every Lender?
Washington's legislature passed the 'judgment deficiency bill' to shield mortgage debtors from ruinous foreclosures. The Portland Oregonian read it as a recipe for a credit freeze, and begged the governor to veto it.
- A Streetcar War in Tacoma
A power struggle over the consolidation of electric rail lines leads to a suit to dissolve a corporation and prevent a massive foreclosure.
- The Tide Flat Tug-of-War
A complex, multi-year legal battle over a Ballard sawmill exposes the murky nature of land titles on Seattle's waterfront.
- The Bank Asks Newport to Keep Its Nerve
Stockholders of the First State Bank of Newport pledged to cover depositors' losses and asked for time to collect loans as the Panic of 1907 tightened its grip on the country.
- The Wage Theft That Shook the Front Street Cable Line
Thirteen teamsters and laborers sue the city's transit company and a contractor for unpaid wages, exposing the precarious financial lives of Seattle’s working class in the early 1900s.
- The High Price of Homesteading
A local lumber company leverages a housing-shortage pitch to sell building plans, even as court notices reveal the brutal reality of tax-foreclosure cycles for local settlers.
- The Inheritance Suit for the Atterbury Farm
Two school teachers initiate a legal battle to reclaim a half-interest in a farm, citing their status as minors during a 1893 foreclosure.
- Legal Battle Brews Over Irrigation Land Contracts
Ranchers served with legal papers in a foreclosure suit seek counsel to defend their land rights against the struggling White Bluffs Irrigation Company.
- The Law That Vanished Overnight
When a new legislative act replaced the state's logger's lien law, it inadvertently vaporized the legal standing of workers fighting for their unpaid wages.
- The City Cut a Street Through Four Lots, and the Warrant Went to a Stranger
A Seattle property owner sues to freeze $2,100 the council voted to pay out for a Water Street condemnation — money he says belongs to him.
- The Strange Case of the County's Vanished Property
A legal battle over the former Collins claim reveals a messy history of county mismanagement, secret land deals, and invalid property sales.
- The Price of Reputation in Early Seattle
A local editor defends the city's power brokers against 'malicious' newspaper attacks, arguing that persistent personal vituperation drives away the capital needed for infrastructure.
- The Concentrator That Never Pounded
A $20,000 mining mill stood ready to turn mountains of lead ore into profit, but a $250 judgment, a $16,000 mortgage and a boardroom feud left Metaline waiting for a boom that never came.
- Seattle Wins Its Yesler Avenue Grade Assessment in the State Supreme Court
The state Supreme Court reverses a lower court and holds that a regular assessment roll alone makes the city's case to collect the Yesler Avenue grade assessment — the defense must now prove any defect.
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- The Foreclosure Auction: Snohomish’s Housing Crisis in 1876
As the Territory of Washington grapples with economic instability, three separate Sheriff's sales are scheduled for January 1877, putting local homes and land on the block for unpaid debts.
- The Price of Panic: Foreclosures in 1878 Seattle
A wave of Sheriff’s sales, spurred by defaulted debt and legal judgments, reveals the precarious financial reality of Seattle property owners during the late 1870s.
- The Price of Debt in 1877 Seattle
Foreclosure notices reveal the rapid shift in property ownership as King County land was liquidated at the courthouse steps.
- The Foreclosure Auction: Luke Walsh Loses His Farm to Louis Rottmann
A Benton County sheriff’s sale is set for May 2, 1914, as a judgment of over $1,200 forces the transfer of land from one local farmer to another.
- The Foreclosure Auction: When the Bank Takes Your Land
A Benton County sheriff prepares to sell a farmer's property at the Prosser courthouse for over $1,300 in 1914, highlighting the precarious nature of land ownership during the early days of Washington's agricultural boom.
- The Foreclosure of a Frontier Town: Snohomish’s Land Grab in 1877
As the region's economy shifted, three separate sheriff's sales were scheduled for April 1877, signaling that land ownership was becoming concentrated and precarious for local residents.
- Kelloggs Face Foreclosure Sale Over $4,806 Mortgage
In a move that highlights the precarious nature of land ownership in the early Washington Territory, David and Sarah Kellogg of Seattle are facing the auction of their Snohomish County property due to an unpaid mortgage.
- The Great Seattle Land Foreclosure of 1878
A sweeping list of hundreds of local property owners faced with losing their land to the county for unpaid taxes, signaling the precarious nature of early Seattle real estate.