My question involves a mortgage in the state of: Washington
My condo went to foreclosure on April 4th. I had been in the process of packing to get all my stuff out but was unable to do so before this date. Then came down with a bad case of strep throat that landed me in the ER so I wasn't able to go to the condo for a week or so after the date with the exception of later in the day on the 4th. Maybe 3 or 4 days after the auction a real estate company called and said the property went back to FNMA and that they had entered the property and changed the locks. She said they saw I had stuff in there still so they would re-key the locks in a day or so and give me the combination so that I could get in.
A few days later after I was well enough to go to the condo I found that they had opened several of my packed boxes and had strewn some of my belongings all over. Clearly I was pretty pissed about this so I called the local police dept. to report a breaking and entering. I had told them I didn't know if anything was missing so they said it would be a civil case and there was nothing they could do. I called the real estate company who had broken in and left them a voice mail. She replied to me via e-mail and said they were well within their rights to "secure" the property. And that they had to take stuff out of my boxes in order to "determine value" of the stuff left on premises.
I've talked with a friend who's purchased many properties from foreclosure auctions and he said he is not allowed to enter the property he's purchased for 20 days and if the occupants aren't out by then he still can't enter until he gets a sheriff to remove them.
So my question is are they within their legal right to drill out my locks and enter my property and change the locks on me with no prior warning or notice? Are they also within their rights to rifle through my stuff that was on the premises? What RCW's pertain to this?
Thanks so much for your help.

