RCW 7.52.010
Persons entitled to bring action.
When several persons hold and are in possession of real property as tenants in common, in which one or more of them have an estate of inheritance, or for life or years, an action may be maintained by one or more of such persons, for a partition thereof, according to the respective rights of the persons interested therein, and for sale of such property, or a part of it, if it appear that a partition cannot be made without great prejudice to the owners.
[Code 1881 § 552; 1877 p 117 § 557; 1869 p 133 § 505; RRS § 838.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions
7.52.010 - Persons entitled to bring action.
7.52.020 - Requisites of complaint.
7.52.030 - Lien creditors as parties defendant.
7.52.050 - Service by publication.
7.52.070 - Trial—Proof must be taken.
7.52.080 - Order of sale or partition.
7.52.090 - Partition, how made.
7.52.100 - Report of referees, confirmation—Effect.
7.52.110 - Decree does not affect tenant.
7.52.140 - Estate for life or years to be set off.
7.52.150 - Lien creditors to be brought in.
7.52.160 - Clerk's certificate of unsatisfied judgment liens.
7.52.170 - Ascertainment of liens—Priority.
7.52.180 - Notice to lienholders.
7.52.190 - Proceedings and report of referee.
7.52.200 - Exceptions to report—Service of notice on absentee.
7.52.210 - Order of confirmation is conclusive.
7.52.220 - Distribution of proceeds of sale.
7.52.230 - Other securities to be first exhausted.
7.52.240 - Lien proceedings not to delay sale.
7.52.250 - Distribution at direction of court.
7.52.260 - Continuance of suit to determine claims.
7.52.270 - Sales to be by public auction.
7.52.280 - Terms of sale to be directed by court.
7.52.290 - Referee may take security.
7.52.300 - Estate of tenant for life or years may be sold.
7.52.310 - Tenant for life or years may receive sum in gross—Consent.
7.52.320 - Court to determine sum if consent not given.
7.52.330 - Protection of unknown tenant.
7.52.340 - Contingent or vested estates.
7.52.350 - Terms of sale must be made known.
7.52.360 - Referees or guardians not to be interested in purchase.
7.52.370 - Referees' report of sale—Contents.
7.52.380 - Exceptions—Confirmation.
7.52.390 - Purchase by interested party.
7.52.400 - Investment of proceeds of unknown owner.
7.52.410 - Investment in name of clerk.
7.52.420 - Securities to parties entitled to share when proportions determined.
7.52.430 - Duties of clerk in making investments.
7.52.440 - Unequal partition—Compensation adjudged.
7.52.450 - Infant's share of proceeds to guardian.
7.52.460 - Guardian or limited guardian of incompetent or disabled person may receive proceeds—Bond.
7.52.470 - Guardian or limited guardian may consent to partition.