When the department provides grant assistance to persons who possess excess real property under *RCW 74.04.005(10)(f), the department may file a lien against, or otherwise perfect its interest in such real property as a condition of granting such assistance, and the department shall have the status of a secured creditor.

*Reviser's note: RCW 74.04.005 was amended by 1997 c 58 § 309, changing subsection (10)(f) to subsection (10)(g). RCW 74.04.005 was subsequently amended by 2010 1st sp.s. c 8 § 4, changing subsection (10)(g) to subsection (11)(g). RCW 74.04.005 was subsequently alphabetized pursuant to RCW 1.08.015(2)(k), changing subsection (11)(g) to subsection (13)(g).