Two title owners uninformed and Tax forclosure

[littlemouse]

What is the name of your state? Washington

information:
There is a Property with with two names on the title. The county tried to contact one of the owners by sending mail to the property that was going into tax foreclosure, but was not revived since owner1 moved to a different residence. Owner 1 also stopped by property once a month to check on things. Owner1 had no information that the property was auctioned off until afterwards (other contact information stayed the same after move). Owner 2 was not informed about anything and was not contacted before property was auctioned off.

Owner1 and 2 are not married, and live in separate residences.

Owner 2 hasn't moved, nor changed any other contact information since property purchase.

Question:
Was it legal for the county to sell the property with out trying to contact both owners?

Honestly it doesn't sound right to me and I'm just curious about the situation and if it was legal. I am not owner 1 or 2..... and answers provided will not be used in any legal debate.

 

[justalayman]

since this appears to be something other than a real situation, I would suggest researching washington law regarding what is required as proper notice. If only first class mail sent to the mailing address of record is all that is required, it is likely there is no recourse. If there needs to be a certified letter with proof of receipt and there was no such notice, either a or b would likely have a right to reverse the sale.

In most states, the county (or whomever is in charge of tax sales), is only required to send notice to the address of record on the tax registry. If the owners failed to provide a proper address to the county, they are not responsible for tracking down the owners.