Washington
Lien Waiver Forms
Washington Lien Waivers: No Statutory Form and No Anti-Waiver Statute
State Rules
How Washington treats lien waivers
Washington prescribes no lien waiver form (RCW 60.04.091 dictates the claim-of-lien form, not waivers) and requires no notarization, so our general-purpose conditional and unconditional waivers for progress and final payments apply. RCW ch. 60.04 contains no anti-waiver provision, meaning advance waivers and contract no-lien clauses can be given effect, which is why Washington practitioners recommend conditioning any waiver on actual receipt of payment. Once a claimant has been paid and the payer demands it, RCW 60.04.071 requires the claimant to immediately execute and deliver a release of the paid lien rights, with courts empowered to compel delivery and award costs, attorney fees, and damages for unjustified delay.
Washington lien waiver forms we generate
Four house forms cover every payment on a Washington project: conditional or unconditional, progress or final.
Conditional Waiver and Release of Lien: Progress Payment
Signed when a progress payment is promised: the waiver only takes effect once that payment actually arrives.
Unconditional Waiver and Release of Lien: Progress Payment
Signed after a progress payment has been received: immediately waives lien rights for work through the covered date.
Conditional Waiver and Release of Lien: Final Payment
Signed when the final payment is promised: waives all remaining lien rights, but only once the payment clears.
Unconditional Waiver and Release of Lien: Final Payment
Signed after the final payment is in hand: a complete, immediate waiver of lien rights on the project.
Signing a lien waiver in Washington
Execution rules (the form's wording, notarization, witnesses, and whether an electronic signature works) are set by state law. Here's what applies in Washington, built into every waiver we generate.
Washington execution rules
- ⚖ No prescribed statutory form: our attorney-reviewed house forms apply.
- ✓ Notarization: not required in Washington.
- ✓ Witness: not required in Washington.
- ✓ E-signature: available. Send Washington waivers for electronic signature and get the signed copy stored with a tamper-evident audit certificate.
Create a free Washington lien waiver
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Working in another state?
Every state's waiver rules are different. Check before you sign.