What if a property is purchased through foreclosure or outside of the normal escrow process?
Certain restrictions apply at the time of sale of property. If City Light receives a proper request for a final billing under RCW 60.80.020, it must provide the information within the specified number of days or notify the requesting party that the party provided insufficient information for it to carry out the request. In cases where City Light does not receive a written request for a final billing (such as auction, foreclosure, quit claim, or other process outside of a normal real estate transaction), it may recover from the purchaser unpaid utility charges incurred prior to closing by former owners or tenants.
