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The Basics (8)+

• Filing a Complaint with the Utilities and Transportation Committee

  If you have a dispute with your utility company, first try to resolve it with the company. Ask for a supervisor. If you still cannot resolve the issue, use the online complaint form linked here to file a complaint regarding your utility service. Content Detail

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  Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission

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  Spanish / Español

• Foreclosure When You Have a Mortgage

  Read this if you have a mortgage AND your house is in foreclosure OR you might fall behind in your payments on the home you are buying. #6702EN Read More

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  Northwest Justice Project

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  Spanish / Español

• How to Recover Surplus Funds after a Non-Judicial Foreclosure without an Attorney

  If your home was foreclosed and whoever bought it at auction paid more than you owed on the mortgage, you may be entitled to surplus funds. Use this guide if you want to try to recover those funds without the help of an attorney. #6701EN Read More

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  Northwest Justice Project

• Mobile home owners: If you fall behind on your property taxes, you might be able to get help

  Mobile/manufactured home owners: if you fall behind on your property taxes, a new state law can help you catch up and avoid losing your home. #6506EN Read More

  By:

  Northwest Justice Project

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  Spanish / Español

• Property Tax Exemption for Seniors and People with Disabilities

  This is a way to lower your property taxes by exempting (excusing you from) all extra levies, like school construction bonds and other levies passed by voters, and sometimes part of regular levies on your home. #6230EN Read More

  By:

  Northwest Justice Project

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• Public Utilities

  General information about your rights when dealing with public utilities. #0700EN Read More

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  Northwest Justice Project

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  Spanish / Español

• Washington Foreclosure Prevention Resource Guide

  Practical tools, information and resources to help homeowners dealing with foreclosure issues. Content Detail

  By:

  Attorney General of Washington

• What are My Rights During Foreclosure?

  Explains the foreclosure timeline and your rights during this process. #6710EN Read More

  By:

  Northwest Justice Project

Foreclosure Mediation (1)+

• Foreclosure Mediation

  This resource is for homeowners who have already been referred to foreclosure mediation by an attorney or a housing counselor. The following information is intended to help prepare homeowners for their mediation, and explain the foreclosure mediation process. Read More

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  Northwest Justice Project

Property tax (3)+

• Avoid Property Tax Foreclosure

  If you have received notice in the mail, posted on your door, or delivered to you that says your home or your property is “subject to foreclosure,” “in foreclosure,” or will be “sold at auction” because of unpaid taxes, you may be able to stop or delay the foreclosure and sale of your home. #6235EN Read More

  By:

  Northwest Justice Project

• Mobile home owners: If you fall behind on your property taxes, you might be able to get help

  Mobile/manufactured home owners: if you fall behind on your property taxes, a new state law can help you catch up and avoid losing your home. #6506EN Read More

  By:

  Northwest Justice Project

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• Property Tax Exemption for Seniors and People with Disabilities

  This is a way to lower your property taxes by exempting (excusing you from) all extra levies, like school construction bonds and other levies passed by voters, and sometimes part of regular levies on your home. #6230EN Read More

  By:

  Northwest Justice Project

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español