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RCW Dispositions -
Chapter 8.04 - Eminent Domain by State.
8.04.005 - Condemnation final actions—Notice requirements. - RCW 8.04.005 Condemnation final actions—Notice requirements. Proceedings under this chapter...
8.04.010 - Petition for appropriation—Contents. - RCW 8.04.010 Petition for appropriation—Contents. Whenever any officer, board, commission,...
8.04.020 - Notice—Contents—Service—Publication. - RCW 8.04.020 Notice—Contents—Service—Publication. A notice stating briefly the objects of...
8.04.060 - Adjournment of proceedings—Further notice. - RCW 8.04.060 Adjournment of proceedings—Further notice. The court or judge...
8.04.070 - Hearing—Order adjudicating public use. - RCW 8.04.070 Hearing—Order adjudicating public use. At the time and...
8.04.080 - Order to direct determination of damages and offsetting benefits. - RCW 8.04.080 Order to direct determination of damages and offsetting...
8.04.090 - Order for immediate possession—Payment of tender into court. - RCW 8.04.090 Order for immediate possession—Payment of tender into court....
8.04.092 - Determination of adequacy of payment—Jury trial—Costs. - RCW 8.04.092 Determination of adequacy of payment—Jury trial—Costs. The amount...
8.04.094 - Demand for trial—Time of trial—Decree of appropriation. - RCW 8.04.094 Demand for trial—Time of trial—Decree of appropriation. If...
8.04.097 - Acquisition when several ownerships. - RCW 8.04.097 Acquisition when several ownerships. Whenever it becomes necessary...
8.04.098 - Acquisition when several ownerships—Public use. - RCW 8.04.098 Acquisition when several ownerships—Public use. At the time...
8.04.099 - Acquisition when several ownerships—Selection of single jury. - RCW 8.04.099 Acquisition when several ownerships—Selection of single jury. Thereafter,...
8.04.100 - Cases may be consolidated for trial. - RCW 8.04.100 Cases may be consolidated for trial. At the...
8.04.110 - Trial—Damages to be found. - RCW 8.04.110 Trial—Damages to be found. A judge of the...
8.04.112 - Damages to buildings. - RCW 8.04.112 Damages to buildings. If there is a building...
8.04.114 - Damages to buildings—Where based on readjustment or moving. - RCW 8.04.114 Damages to buildings—Where based on readjustment or moving....
8.04.120 - Judgment—Decree of appropriation—Recording. - RCW 8.04.120 Judgment—Decree of appropriation—Recording. At the time of rendering...
8.04.130 - Payment of damages—Effect—Costs—Appellate review. - RCW 8.04.130 Payment of damages—Effect—Costs—Appellate review. Upon the entry of...
8.04.140 - Claimants, payment of—Conflicting claims. - RCW 8.04.140 Claimants, payment of—Conflicting claims. Any person, corporation, or...
8.04.150 - Appellate review. - RCW 8.04.150 Appellate review. Either party may seek appellate review...
8.04.160 - Award, how paid into court. - RCW 8.04.160 Award, how paid into court. Whenever the attorney...
8.04.170 - Condemnation for military purposes. - RCW 8.04.170 Condemnation for military purposes. Whenever the governor, as...
8.04.180 - Condemnation for military purposes—Construction. - RCW 8.04.180 Condemnation for military purposes—Construction. Nothing contained in RCW...
Chapter 8.08 - Eminent Domain by Counties.
8.08.005 - Condemnation final actions—Notice requirements. - RCW 8.08.005 Condemnation final actions—Notice requirements. Proceedings under this chapter...
8.08.010 - Condemnation authorized for general county purposes—Petition. - RCW 8.08.010 Condemnation authorized for general county purposes—Petition. Every county...
8.08.020 - Public use declared. - RCW 8.08.020 Public use declared. Any condemnation, appropriation or disposition...
8.08.030 - Notice of presentation of petition. - RCW 8.08.030 Notice of presentation of petition. A notice, stating...
8.08.040 - Hearing—Order adjudicating public use. - RCW 8.08.040 Hearing—Order adjudicating public use. At the time and...
8.08.050 - Trial—Damages to be found. - RCW 8.08.050 Trial—Damages to be found. The jury selected to...
8.08.060 - Judgment—Decree of appropriation. - RCW 8.08.060 Judgment—Decree of appropriation. Upon the verdict of the...
8.08.070 - Costs. - RCW 8.08.070 Costs. All the costs of such proceedings in...
8.08.080 - Appellate review. - RCW 8.08.080 Appellate review. Either party may seek appellate review...
8.08.090 - Appropriation authorized in aid of federal or state improvement. - RCW 8.08.090 Appropriation authorized in aid of federal or state...
8.08.100 - Mode of appropriation. - RCW 8.08.100 Mode of appropriation. The right of eminent domain...
8.08.110 - Tax levy to pay costs. - RCW 8.08.110 Tax levy to pay costs. The board of...
8.08.120 - Indebtedness is for general county purposes. - RCW 8.08.120 Indebtedness is for general county purposes. Any county...
8.08.130 - Limitation. - RCW 8.08.130 Limitation. Any condemnation, appropriation or disposition intended in...
Chapter 8.12 - Eminent Domain by Cities.
8.12.005 - Condemnation final actions—Notice requirements. - RCW 8.12.005 Condemnation final actions—Notice requirements. Proceedings under this chapter...
8.12.010 - "City" defined. - RCW 8.12.010 "City" defined. The term "city," when used in...
8.12.020 - Other terms defined. - RCW 8.12.020 Other terms defined. Whenever the word "person" is...
8.12.030 - Condemnation authorized—Purposes enumerated. - RCW 8.12.030 Condemnation authorized—Purposes enumerated. Every city and town and...
8.12.040 - Ordinance to specify method of payment—Limitations. - RCW 8.12.040 Ordinance to specify method of payment—Limitations. When the...
8.12.050 - Petition for condemnation. - RCW 8.12.050 Petition for condemnation. Whenever any such ordinance shall...
8.12.060 - Contents of petition. - RCW 8.12.060 Contents of petition. Such petition shall contain a...
8.12.070 - Summons—Service. - RCW 8.12.070 Summons—Service. Upon the filing of the petition aforesaid...
8.12.080 - Service when state or county lands are involved. - RCW 8.12.080 Service when state or county lands are involved....
8.12.090 - Waiver of jury—Adjudication of public use—Procedure. - RCW 8.12.090 Waiver of jury—Adjudication of public use—Procedure. In any...
8.12.100 - Trial—Jury—Right to separate juries. - RCW 8.12.100 Trial—Jury—Right to separate juries. Upon the return of...
8.12.120 - Interested party may be brought in. - RCW 8.12.120 Interested party may be brought in. Such jury...
8.12.130 - Jury may view premises. - RCW 8.12.130 Jury may view premises. The court may upon...
8.12.140 - Damages to building—Measure. - RCW 8.12.140 Damages to building—Measure. If there be any building...
8.12.150 - Separate findings where there are several interests—Interpleader of adverse claimants. - RCW 8.12.150 Separate findings where there are several interests—Interpleader of...
8.12.160 - Verdict—New trial—Continuance—New summons. - RCW 8.12.160 Verdict—New trial—Continuance—New summons. Upon the return of the...
8.12.170 - Change of ownership—Powers of court. - RCW 8.12.170 Change of ownership—Powers of court. The court shall...
8.12.190 - Findings by jury. - RCW 8.12.190 Findings by jury. When the ordinance providing for...
8.12.200 - Judgment—Appellate review—Payment of award into court. - RCW 8.12.200 Judgment—Appellate review—Payment of award into court. Any final...
8.12.210 - Title vests upon payment. - RCW 8.12.210 Title vests upon payment. The court, upon proof...
8.12.220 - Payment from general fund. - RCW 8.12.220 Payment from general fund. When the ordinance under...
8.12.230 - Payment by special assessment. - RCW 8.12.230 Payment by special assessment. When such ordinance under...
8.12.240 - Petition for assessment—Appointment of commissioners. - RCW 8.12.240 Petition for assessment—Appointment of commissioners. Such city may...
8.12.250 - Advancement from general funds against assessments. - RCW 8.12.250 Advancement from general funds against assessments. If any...
8.12.260 - Appointment of board of eminent domain commissioners—Terms of office. - RCW 8.12.260 Appointment of board of eminent domain commissioners—Terms of...
8.12.270 - Oath of commissioners—Compensation. - RCW 8.12.270 Oath of commissioners—Compensation. All commissioners, before entering upon...
8.12.280 - Duties of commissioners—Assessment of benefits—Apportionment. - RCW 8.12.280 Duties of commissioners—Assessment of benefits—Apportionment. It shall be...
8.12.290 - Assessment roll. - RCW 8.12.290 Assessment roll. Such commissioners in each proceeding shall...
8.12.300 - Hearing on assessment roll—Notice. - RCW 8.12.300 Hearing on assessment roll—Notice. After the return of...
8.12.310 - Proof of service. - RCW 8.12.310 Proof of service. On or before the final...
8.12.320 - Continuance of hearing. - RCW 8.12.320 Continuance of hearing. If twenty days shall not...
8.12.330 - Objections to assessment roll. - RCW 8.12.330 Objections to assessment roll. Any person interested in...
8.12.340 - Modification of assessment. - RCW 8.12.340 Modification of assessment. The court before which any...
8.12.350 - Judgment, effect—Lien. - RCW 8.12.350 Judgment, effect—Lien. The judgment of the court shall...
8.12.360 - Certification of roll to treasurer. - RCW 8.12.360 Certification of roll to treasurer. The clerk of...
8.12.370 - Treasurer's notice to pay when assessments immediately payable. - RCW 8.12.370 Treasurer's notice to pay when assessments immediately payable....
8.12.380 - Notice by mail—Penalty for default. - RCW 8.12.380 Notice by mail—Penalty for default. It shall be...
8.12.390 - Bonds authorized. - RCW 8.12.390 Bonds authorized. The city council or other legislative...
8.12.400 - Maturity—Interest—Payment. - RCW 8.12.400 Maturity—Interest—Payment. (1) Such bonds shall be issued only...
8.12.410 - Sale—Application of proceeds. - RCW 8.12.410 Sale—Application of proceeds. (1) The bonds issued under...
8.12.420 - Installment payment of assessments. - RCW 8.12.420 Installment payment of assessments. In all cases where...
8.12.430 - Notice to pay—Due date of installments—Penalty—Interest. - RCW 8.12.430 Notice to pay—Due date of installments—Penalty—Interest. Whenever the...
8.12.440 - Bond owner may enforce collection. - RCW 8.12.440 Bond owner may enforce collection. If the city...
8.12.450 - Bondholder's remedy limited to assessments. - RCW 8.12.450 Bondholder's remedy limited to assessments. Neither the holder...
8.12.460 - Payment of bonds—Call—Notice. - RCW 8.12.460 Payment of bonds—Call—Notice. The city treasurer shall pay...
8.12.470 - Enforcement of collection—Interest on delinquency. - RCW 8.12.470 Enforcement of collection—Interest on delinquency. Wherever any assessment...
8.12.480 - Assessment fund to be kept separate. - RCW 8.12.480 Assessment fund to be kept separate. All moneys...
8.12.490 - Record of payment and redemption. - RCW 8.12.490 Record of payment and redemption. Whenever before the...
8.12.500 - Liability of treasurer. - RCW 8.12.500 Liability of treasurer. If the treasurer shall receive...
8.12.510 - Reassessment. - RCW 8.12.510 Reassessment. If any assessment be annulled or set...
8.12.520 - Lien of assessment—Enforcement by civil action. - RCW 8.12.520 Lien of assessment—Enforcement by civil action. All the...
8.12.530 - Discontinuance of proceedings. - RCW 8.12.530 Discontinuance of proceedings. At any time within six...
8.12.540 - Subsequent compensation for property taken or damaged. - RCW 8.12.540 Subsequent compensation for property taken or damaged. If...
8.12.550 - Regrade assessments. - RCW 8.12.550 Regrade assessments. If any street, avenue or alley,...
8.12.560 - Construction as to second-class cities. - RCW 8.12.560 Construction as to second-class cities. In so far...
Chapter 8.16 - Eminent Domain by School Districts.
8.16.005 - Condemnation final actions—Notice requirements. - RCW 8.16.005 Condemnation final actions—Notice requirements. Proceedings under this chapter...
8.16.010 - Condemnation authorized for schoolhouse sites. - RCW 8.16.010 Condemnation authorized for schoolhouse sites. Whenever any school...
8.16.020 - Petition—Contents. - RCW 8.16.020 Petition—Contents. The board of directors of the school...
8.16.030 - Notice of petition—Service. - RCW 8.16.030 Notice of petition—Service. A notice, stating the time...
8.16.040 - Adjournment of proceedings—Further notice. - RCW 8.16.040 Adjournment of proceedings—Further notice. The court may, upon...
8.16.050 - Hearing—Finding of necessity—Setting for trial. - RCW 8.16.050 Hearing—Finding of necessity—Setting for trial. At the time...
8.16.060 - Impaneling of jury. - RCW 8.16.060 Impaneling of jury. The jury impaneled to hear...
8.16.070 - Trial—View by jury. - RCW 8.16.070 Trial—View by jury. A judge of the superior...
8.16.080 - Verdict. - RCW 8.16.080 Verdict. Upon the close of the evidence, and...
8.16.090 - Ten jurors may render verdict. - RCW 8.16.090 Ten jurors may render verdict. When ten of...
8.16.100 - Waiver of jury. - RCW 8.16.100 Waiver of jury. In case a jury is...
8.16.110 - Judgment—Payment of award—Decree of appropriation. - RCW 8.16.110 Judgment—Payment of award—Decree of appropriation. Upon the verdict...
8.16.120 - Costs. - RCW 8.16.120 Costs. All the costs of such proceedings in...
8.16.130 - Appellate review. - RCW 8.16.130 Appellate review. Either party may seek appellate review...
8.16.140 - Appeal does not delay possession if award paid. - RCW 8.16.140 Appeal does not delay possession if award paid....
8.16.150 - Designation of parties—Fees. - RCW 8.16.150 Designation of parties—Fees. In all proceedings under this...
Chapter 8.20 - Eminent Domain by Corporations.
8.20.005 - Condemnation final actions—Notice requirements. - RCW 8.20.005 Condemnation final actions—Notice requirements. Proceedings under this chapter...
8.20.010 - Petition for appropriation—Contents. - RCW 8.20.010 Petition for appropriation—Contents. Any corporation authorized by law...
8.20.020 - Notice—Contents—Service—Publication. - RCW 8.20.020 Notice—Contents—Service—Publication. A notice, stating briefly the objects of...
8.20.060 - Adjournment of proceedings—Further notice. - RCW 8.20.060 Adjournment of proceedings—Further notice. The court or judge...
8.20.070 - Adjudication of public use or private way of necessity. - RCW 8.20.070 Adjudication of public use or private way of...
8.20.080 - Trial, how conducted. - RCW 8.20.080 Trial, how conducted. A judge of the superior...
8.20.090 - Judgment—Decree of appropriation—Recording. - RCW 8.20.090 Judgment—Decree of appropriation—Recording. At the time of rendering...
8.20.100 - Payment of damages—Effect—Appellate review. - RCW 8.20.100 Payment of damages—Effect—Appellate review. Upon the entry of...
8.20.110 - Claimants, payment of—Conflicting claims. - RCW 8.20.110 Claimants, payment of—Conflicting claims. Any person, corporation, state...
8.20.120 - Appellate review. - RCW 8.20.120 Appellate review. Either party may seek appellate review...
8.20.130 - Prosecution of work pending appeal—Bond. - RCW 8.20.130 Prosecution of work pending appeal—Bond. The construction of...
8.20.140 - Appropriation of railway right-of-way through canyon, pass, or defile. - RCW 8.20.140 Appropriation of railway right-of-way through canyon, pass, or...
8.20.150 - Prior entry with consent—Condemnation avoids ouster. - RCW 8.20.150 Prior entry with consent—Condemnation avoids ouster. No corporation...
8.20.160 - Three-year occupancy—Condemnation avoids ouster. - RCW 8.20.160 Three-year occupancy—Condemnation avoids ouster. No corporation which shall...
8.20.170 - Suit for compensation by owner equivalent to condemnation. - RCW 8.20.170 Suit for compensation by owner equivalent to condemnation....
Chapter 8.24 - Private Ways of Necessity.
8.24.010 - Condemnation authorized—Private way of necessity defined. - RCW 8.24.010 Condemnation authorized—Private way of necessity defined. An owner,...
8.24.015 - Joinder of surrounding property owners authorized. - RCW 8.24.015 Joinder of surrounding property owners authorized. In any...
8.24.025 - Selection of route—Criteria. - RCW 8.24.025 Selection of route—Criteria. If it is determined that...
8.24.030 - Procedure for condemnation—Fees and costs. - RCW 8.24.030 Procedure for condemnation—Fees and costs. The procedure for...
8.24.040 - Logging road must carry products of condemnees. - RCW 8.24.040 Logging road must carry products of condemnees. That...
Chapter 8.25 - Additional Provisions Applicable to Eminent Domain Proceedings.
8.25.010 - Pretrial statement of compensation to be paid in event of settlement. - RCW 8.25.010 Pretrial statement of compensation to be paid in...
8.25.020 - Payment to defray costs of evaluating offer—Amount. - RCW 8.25.020 Payment to defray costs of evaluating offer—Amount. There...
8.25.070 - Award of attorney's fees and witness fees to condemnee—Conditions to award. - RCW 8.25.070 Award of attorney's fees and witness fees to...
8.25.073 - Award of costs in air space corridor acquisitions—Conditions. - RCW 8.25.073 Award of costs in air space corridor acquisitions—Conditions....
8.25.075 - Costs—Award to condemnee or plaintiff—Conditions. - RCW 8.25.075 Costs—Award to condemnee or plaintiff—Conditions. (1) A superior...
8.25.120 - Conclusions of appraisers—Order for production and exchange between parties. - RCW 8.25.120 Conclusions of appraisers—Order for production and exchange between...
8.25.210 - Special benefits to remaining property—Purpose. - RCW 8.25.210 Special benefits to remaining property—Purpose. It is the...
8.25.220 - Special benefits to remaining property—Options—Election by owner—Consent to creation of lien. - RCW 8.25.220 Special benefits to remaining property—Options—Election by owner—Consent to...
8.25.230 - Special benefits to remaining property—Satisfaction or release of lien—Trial—Expiration of lien by operation of law. - RCW 8.25.230 Special benefits to remaining property—Satisfaction or release of...
8.25.240 - Special benefits to remaining property—Judgment—Maximum amounts—Offsets—Interest. - RCW 8.25.240 Special benefits to remaining property—Judgment—Maximum amounts—Offsets—Interest. A judgment...
8.25.250 - Special benefits to remaining property—Attorney fees—Witness fees. - RCW 8.25.250 Special benefits to remaining property—Attorney fees—Witness fees. Attorney...
8.25.260 - Special benefits to remaining property—Lien foreclosure proceedings—Stay. - RCW 8.25.260 Special benefits to remaining property—Lien foreclosure proceedings—Stay. A...
8.25.270 - Appointment of guardian ad litem for minors, alleged incapacitated persons—Protection of interests. - RCW 8.25.270 Appointment of guardian ad litem for minors, alleged...
8.25.280 - Valuation of public water systems. - RCW 8.25.280 Valuation of public water systems. Consistent with standard...
8.25.290 - Condemnation final actions—Notice required—"Final action" defined. - RCW 8.25.290 Condemnation final actions—Notice required—"Final action" defined. (1) The...
Chapter 8.26 - Relocation Assistance—Real Property Acquisition Policy.
8.26.010 - Purposes—Applicability. - RCW 8.26.010 Purposes—Applicability. (1) The purposes of this chapter are:...
8.26.020 - Definitions. - RCW 8.26.020 Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) The...
8.26.035 - Payment for moving and related expenses. - RCW 8.26.035 Payment for moving and related expenses. (1) Whenever...
8.26.045 - Payment for replacement housing for homeowners. - RCW 8.26.045 Payment for replacement housing for homeowners. (1) In...
8.26.055 - Payment for replacement housing for tenants and others. - RCW 8.26.055 Payment for replacement housing for tenants and others....
8.26.065 - Relocation assistance advisory services. - RCW 8.26.065 Relocation assistance advisory services. (1) Programs or projects...
8.26.075 - Assurance of availability of housing—Exceptions. - RCW 8.26.075 Assurance of availability of housing—Exceptions. (1) If a...
8.26.085 - Lead agency's rule-making authority—Compliance date. - RCW 8.26.085 Lead agency's rule-making authority—Compliance date. (1) The lead...
8.26.095 - Contracts for services—Use of services of other agencies. - RCW 8.26.095 Contracts for services—Use of services of other agencies....
8.26.105 - Use of funds. - RCW 8.26.105 Use of funds. (1) Funds appropriated or otherwise...
8.26.115 - Relocation assistance payments not income or resources. - RCW 8.26.115 Relocation assistance payments not income or resources. No...
8.26.180 - Acquisition procedures. - RCW 8.26.180 Acquisition procedures. Every acquiring agency shall, to the...
8.26.190 - Acquisition of buildings, structures, and improvements. - RCW 8.26.190 Acquisition of buildings, structures, and improvements. (1) Where...
8.26.200 - Expenses incidental to transfer of right, title, or interest to the acquiring agency. - RCW 8.26.200 Expenses incidental to transfer of right, title, or...
8.26.205 - Effect on certain property acquisitions. - RCW 8.26.205 Effect on certain property acquisitions. The provisions of...
8.26.210 - Award of costs, attorney's fees, witness fees—Conditions. - RCW 8.26.210 Award of costs, attorney's fees, witness fees—Conditions. See...
8.26.901 - Severability—Conflict with federal requirements—1988 c 90. - RCW 8.26.901 Severability—Conflict with federal requirements—1988 c 90. (1) If...
8.26.910 - Effective date—1971 ex.s. c 240. - RCW 8.26.910 Effective date—1971 ex.s. c 240. This act is...
Chapter 8.28 - Miscellaneous Provisions.
8.28.010 - Where state land is involved—Service of process—Filing of decree—Duty of land commissioner. - RCW 8.28.010 Where state land is involved—Service of process—Filing of...
8.28.030 - Notice where military land is involved. - RCW 8.28.030 Notice where military land is involved. Whenever any...
8.28.040 - Interest on verdict fixed—Suspension during pendency of appeal. - RCW 8.28.040 Interest on verdict fixed—Suspension during pendency of appeal....
8.28.050 - City in adjoining state may condemn watershed property. - RCW 8.28.050 City in adjoining state may condemn watershed property....