Under Washington's civil statute of limitation laws, personal injury claims have a three-year limit for filing, as do fraud, injury to property, and trespassing. Debt collection has a six-year limit. Statutes of limitations aren't suggestions. They are mandatory time limits that the state imposes on most lawsuits.
Lis Pendens means: Pending lawsuit affecting title to real property. Washington law provides that a Lis Pendens may only be recorded where there is an “action affecting title to real property.” RCW 4.28.
The lien must be filed and recorded with the county recorder or auditor in the county in which the work was performed or the materials provided. If you do not file the lien within this timeframe, you lose your lien rights.
The actual amount of time that it takes for a foreclosure to start is up to the lender, but most lenders are going to wait at least 90 days -— or the time it takes for three missed payments to add up -— before they start the lawsuit.
A judgment lien in Washington will remain attached to the debtor's property (even if the property changes hands) for ten years.
At any time after an action affecting title to real property has been commenced, or after a writ of attachment with respect to real property has been issued in an action, or after a receiver has been appointed with respect to any real property, the plaintiff, the defendant, or such a receiver may file with the auditor ...