RCW 57.02.010
Petition signatures of property owners—Rules governing.
Wherever in this title petitions are required to be signed by the owners of property, the following rules shall govern the sufficiency of the petitions:
(1) The signature of a record owner, as determined by the records of the county auditor of the county in which the real property is located, shall be sufficient without the signature of the owner's spouse.
(2) For mortgaged property, the signature of the mortgagor shall be sufficient.
(3) For property purchased on contract, the signature of the contract purchaser, as shown by the records of the county auditor of the county in which the real property is located, shall be sufficient.
(4) Any officer of a corporation owning land in the district duly authorized to execute deeds or encumbrances on behalf of the corporation may sign on behalf of that corporation, except that there shall be attached to the petition a certified excerpt from the bylaws showing such authority.
(5) If any property in the district stands in the name of a deceased person or any person for whom a guardian has been appointed, the signature of the personal representative, administrator, or guardian, as the case may be, shall be equivalent to the signature of the owner of the property.
[ 1996 c 230 § 102; 1982 1st ex.s. c 17 § 8; 1953 c 251 § 24.]
NOTES:
Part headings not law—Effective date—1996 c 230: See notes following RCW 57.02.001.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 57 - Water-Sewer Districts
Chapter 57.02 - General Provisions.
57.02.001 - Reclassification of water and sewer districts—Previous actions valid.
57.02.010 - Petition signatures of property owners—Rules governing.
57.02.030 - Title to be liberally construed.
57.02.045 - Approval by county legislative authority final, when—Boundary review board approval.
57.02.050 - Multicounty districts—Delegation of duties—Exceptions.
57.02.080 - Water-sewer districts desiring to merge into irrigation districts—Procedure.
57.02.100 - Single-family homes and townhouses—Multipurpose fire sprinkler systems.