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Wash. Rev. Code § 35.21.395 (2026)

Historic preservation—Authorization to acquire property, borrow money, issue bonds, etc

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Any city or town may acquire title to or any interest in real and personal property for the purpose of historic preservation and may restore, improve, maintain, manage, and lease the property for public or private use and may enter into contracts, borrow money, and issue bonds and other obligations for such purposes. This authorization shall not expand the eminent domain powers of cities or towns.
[ 1984 c 203 s 3.]

Notes:

Severability—1984 c 203: See note following RCW 35.43.140.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2004–2004 · leading case: City of Tacoma v. Zimmerman, 119 Wash. App. 738 (Wash. Ct. App. 2004).
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City of Tacoma v. Zimmerman, 119 Wash. App. 738 (Wash. Ct. App. 2004). “See RCW 35.21.395. Thus, until the Zimmermans allowed the property to decline into a blighted state, the City could not acquire it under RCW 8.”
City of Tacoma v. Zimmerman, 82 P.3d 701 (Wash. Ct. App. 2004). “[6] The statute granting to cities the power to "acquire title to or any interest in real and personal property for the purpose of historic preservation" specifically states that the grant does not expand cities' power of eminent domain.”
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