RCW 79.44.003 “Assessing district” defined. As used in this chapter “assessing district” means: (1) Incorporated cities and towns; (2) Diking districts; (3) Drainage districts; (4) Port districts; (5) Irrigation districts; (6) Water-sewer districts; (7) Counties; (8) Weed boards and weed districts; and (9) Any municipal corporation or public agency having power to levy local improvement […]
RCW 79.44.004 “Assessment” defined. As used in this chapter, “assessment” shall mean any assessment, rate or charge levied, assessed, imposed, or charged by any assessing district as defined in RCW 79.44.003, and which assessments, rates or charges by statute are expressly made applicable to lands of the state. [ 1989 c 243 § 16.]
RCW 79.44.010 Lands subject to local assessments. All lands, including school lands, granted lands, escheated lands, or other lands, held or owned by the state of Washington in fee simple (in trust or otherwise), situated within the limits of any assessing district in this state, may be assessed and charged for the cost of local […]
RCW 79.44.020 State to be charged its proportion of cost—Construction of chapter. In all local improvement assessment districts in any assessing district in this state, property in such district, held or owned by the state shall be assessed and charged for its proportion of the cost of such local improvements in the same manner as […]
RCW 79.44.030 Apportioning cost on leaseholds. Where lands of the state are under lease, the proportionate amounts to be assessed against the leasehold interest, and the fee simple interest of the state, shall be fixed with reference to the life of the improvement and the period for which the lease has yet to run. [ […]
RCW 79.44.040 Notice to state of intention to improve, or impose assessment—Consent—Notice to port commission. Notice of the intention to make such improvement, or impose any assessment, together with the estimate of the amount to be charged to each lot, tract or parcel of land, or other property owned by the state to be assessed, […]
RCW 79.44.050 Certification of roll—Penalties, interest. Upon the approval and confirmation of the assessment roll ordered by the proper authorities of any assessing district, the treasurer of such assessing district shall certify and forward to the chief administrative officer of the agency of state government occupying, using, or having jurisdiction over the lands, a statement […]
RCW 79.44.060 Payment procedure—Lands not subject to lien, exception. When the chief administrative officer of an agency of state government is satisfied that an assessing district has complied with all the conditions precedent to the levy of assessments for district purposes, pursuant to this chapter against lands occupied, used, or under the jurisdiction of the […]
RCW 79.44.070 Enforcement against lessee or contract holder. When any assessing district has made or caused to be made an assessment against such leasehold, contractual, or possessory interest for any such local improvement, the treasurer of that assessing district shall immediately give notice to the chief administrative officer of the agency having jurisdiction over the […]
RCW 79.44.080 Foreclosure against leasehold or contract interest—Cancellation of lease or contract. Whenever any assessing district shall have foreclosed the lien of any such delinquent assessments, as provided by law, and shall have obtained title to such leasehold, contractual, or possessory interest, the chief administrative officer of the agency having jurisdiction over the lands shall […]
RCW 79.44.090 Payment by state after forfeiture of lease or contract. If by reason of default in the payment of rentals or installments, or other causes, the state shall cancel any lease or contract against which assessments have been levied as herein provided, the chief administrative officer of the agency having jurisdiction over the lands […]
RCW 79.44.095 Assessments paid by state to be added to purchase price of land. When any land, other than lands occupied and used in connection with state institutions, owned or held by the state within incorporated cities, towns, diking, drainage or port districts in this state, against which local improvement assessments have been paid, as […]
RCW 79.44.100 Assignment of lease or contract to purchaser at foreclosure sale. Whenever any such tide, state, school, granted, or other lands situated within the limits of any assessing district, has been included within any local improvement district by such assessing district, and the contract, leasehold, or other interest of any individual has been sold […]
RCW 79.44.120 When assessments need not be added in certain cases. Whenever any state school, granted, tide, or other public lands of the state shall have been charged with local improvement assessments under any local improvement assessment district in any incorporated city, town, irrigation, diking, drainage, port, weed, or pest district, or any other district […]
RCW 79.44.130 Local provisions superseded. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all assessing districts as herein defined, any charter or ordinance provisions to the contrary notwithstanding. [ 1963 c 20 § 11; 1919 c 164 § 11; RRS § 8135. Cf. 1909 c 154 § 8.]
RCW 79.44.140 Application of chapter—Eminent domain assessments. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all local improvements initiated after June 11, 1919, including assessments to pay the cost and expense of taking and damaging property by the power of eminent domain, as provided by law: PROVIDED, That in case of eminent domain assessments, it […]
RCW 79.44.190 Acquisition of property by state or political subdivision which is subject to unpaid assessments or delinquencies—Payment of lien or installments. When real property subject to an unpaid special assessment for a local improvement levied by any political subdivision of the state authorized to form local improvement or utility local improvement districts is acquired […]
