RCW 84.40.039
Reducing valuation after government restriction—Petitioning assessor—Establishing new valuation—Notice—Appeal—Refund.
(1) The owner or person responsible for payment of taxes on any real property may petition the assessor for a reduction in the assessed value of the real property at any time within three years of adoption of a restriction by a government entity.
(2) Notwithstanding the revaluation cycle for the county, the assessor shall reconsider the valuation of the real property within one hundred twenty days of the filing of a petition under subsection (1) of this section. If the new valuation is established for the real property after this review, the assessor shall notify the property owner in the manner provided in RCW 84.40.045. Unless the real property would otherwise be revalued that year as a result of the revaluation cycle or new construction, the valuation of the real property shall not be increased as a result of this revaluation. If the new valuation is established after June 1st in any year, the new valuation shall be used for purposes of imposing property taxes in the following year, but the property owner shall be eligible for a refund under RCW 84.69.020.
(3) A new valuation established under this section may be appealed under RCW 84.40.038.
(4) If the assessor reduces the valuation of real property using the process under this section, the property owner shall be entitled to a refund on property taxes paid on this property calculated as follows:
(a) A property owner is entitled to receive a refund for each year after the restriction was adopted, but not to exceed three years, that the taxpayer paid property taxes on the real property based upon the prior higher valuation; and
(b) The amount of the refund in each year shall be the amount of reduced valuation on the real property for that year, multiplied by the rate of property taxes imposed on the property in that year.
(5) As used in this section, "restriction" means a limitation, requirement, regulation, or restriction that limits the use of the property, including those imposed by the application of ordinances, resolutions, rules, regulations, policies, statutes, and conditions of land use approval.
[ 1998 c 306 § 1.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 84.40 - Listing of Property.
84.40.025 - Access to property required.
84.40.0301 - Determination of value by public official—Review—Revaluation—Presumptions.
84.40.031 - Valuation of timber and timberlands—Criteria established.
84.40.033 - Valuation of timber and timberlands—Legislative findings.
84.40.036 - Valuation of vessels—Apportionment.
84.40.037 - Valuation of computer software—Embedded software.
84.40.040 - Time and manner of listing.
84.40.042 - Valuation and assessment of divided or combined property.
84.40.060 - Personal property assessment.
84.40.065 - Listing of taxable ships and vessels with department—Assessment—Rights of review.
84.40.070 - Companies, associations—Listing.
84.40.080 - Listing omitted property or improvements.
84.40.090 - Taxing districts to be designated—Separate assessments.
84.40.110 - Examination under oath—Default listing.
84.40.120 - Oaths, who may administer—Criminal penalty for willful false listing.
84.40.130 - Penalty for failure or refusal to list—False or fraudulent listing, additional penalty.
84.40.150 - Sick or absent persons—May report to board of equalization.
84.40.160 - Manner of listing real estate—Maps.
84.40.170 - Plat of irregular subdivided tracts—Notice to owner—Surveys—Costs.
84.40.175 - Listing of exempt property—Proof of exemption—Valuation of publicly owned property.
84.40.178 - Exempt residential property—Maintenance of assessed valuation—Notice of change.
84.40.190 - Statement of personal property.
84.40.210 - Personalty of manufacturer, listing procedure, statement—"Manufacturer" defined.
84.40.230 - Contract to purchase public land.
84.40.240 - Annual list of lands sold or contracted to be sold to be furnished assessor.
84.40.315 - Federal agencies and property taxable when federal law permits.
84.40.320 - Detail and assessment lists to board of equalization.
84.40.340 - Verification by assessor of any list, statement, or schedule—Confidentiality, penalty.
84.40.343 - Mobile homes—Identification of.
84.40.344 - Mobile homes—Avoidance of payment of tax—Penalty.
84.40.350 - Assessment and taxation of property losing exempt status.
84.40.370 - Loss of exempt status—Valuation date—Extension on rolls.
84.40.380 - Loss of exempt status—When taxes due and payable—Dates of delinquency—Interest.
84.40.390 - Loss of exempt status—Taxes constitute lien on property.
84.40.405 - Rules for agricultural products and business inventories.
84.40.410 - Valuation and assessment of certain leasehold interests.