# RCW 60.04.071: RCW 60.04.071: Release of lien rights

> Washington · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T60_C04_S071

## Section

- **Citation:** RCW 60.04.071
- **Heading:** RCW 60.04.071: Release of lien rights
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Code / Title 60 / Chapter 04 / Section 071

## Text

Upon payment and acceptance of the amount due to the lien claimant and upon demand of the owner or the person making payment, the lien claimant shall immediately prepare and execute a release of all lien rights for which payment has been made, and deliver the release to the person making payment. In any suit to compel deliverance of the release thereafter in which the court determines the delay was unjustified, the court shall, in addition to ordering the deliverance of the release, award the costs of the action including reasonable attorneys' fees and any damages.

## Nearby sections

- [RCW 60.04.011 RCW 60.04.011: Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T60_C04_S011.md)
- [RCW 60.04.031 RCW 60.04.031: Notices—Exceptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T60_C04_S031.md)
- [RCW 60.04.035 RCW 60.04.035: Acts of coercion—Application of chapter 19.86 RCW.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T60_C04_S035.md)
- [RCW 60.04.041 RCW 60.04.041: Contractor registration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T60_C04_S041.md)
- [RCW 60.04.051 RCW 60.04.051: Property subject to lien.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T60_C04_S051.md)
- [RCW 60.04.061 RCW 60.04.061: Priority of lien.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T60_C04_S061.md)
- [RCW 60.04.071 RCW 60.04.071: Release of lien rights.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T60_C04_S071.md)
- [RCW 60.04.081 RCW 60.04.081: Frivolous claim—Procedure.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T60_C04_S081.md)
- [RCW 60.04.091 RCW 60.04.091: Recording—Time—Contents of lien.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T60_C04_S091.md)
- [RCW 60.04.101 RCW 60.04.101: Separate residential units—Time for filing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T60_C04_S101.md)
- [RCW 60.04.111 RCW 60.04.111: Recording—Fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T60_C04_S111.md)
- [RCW 60.04.121 RCW 60.04.121: Lien—Assignment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T60_C04_S121.md)
- [RCW 60.04.131 RCW 60.04.131: Claims—Designation of amount due.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T60_C04_S131.md)
- [RCW 60.04.141 RCW 60.04.141: Lien—Duration—Procedural limitations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T60_C04_S141.md)

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