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Wash. Rev. Code § 35.44.010 (2026)

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All property included within the limits of a local improvement district or utility local improvement district shall be considered to be the property specially benefited by the local improvement and shall be the property to be assessed to pay the cost and expense thereof or such part thereof as may be chargeable against the property specially benefited. The cost and expense shall be assessed upon all the property in accordance with the special benefits conferred thereon.
[ 1985 c 397 s 3; 1967 c 52 s 9; 1965 c 7 s 35.44.010. Prior: 1957 c 144 s 16; prior: 1947 c 155 s 1, part; 1941 c 90 s 1, part; 1915 c 168 s 2, part; 1911 c 98 s 13, part; Rem. Supp. 1947 s 9365, part.]

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Authority supplemental—1985 c 397: See RCW 35.51.900.
Construction—Severability—1967 c 52: See notes following RCW 35.43.042.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases, 1966–2005 · leading case: Tiffany Fam. Trust Corp. v. City of Kent, 119 P.3d 325 (Wash. 2005).
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Tiffany Fam. Trust Corp. v. City of Kent, 119 P.3d 325 (Wash. 2005). “They must, however, provide adequate notice to affected properties so that owners may challenge the amount, existence, or character of the assessments before they become final. RCW 35.43.125, .”
Time Oil Co. v. City of Port Angeles, 712 P.2d 311 (Wash. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 2× “) Former RCW 35.44.010. Other methods of computing assessments may be used.”
Doolittle v. City of Everett, 786 P.2d 253 (Wash. 1990). “" The statutes do not define what is meant by the term "property." Several subsequent statutes in the LID assessments procedures chapter, RCW 35.”
Kusky v. City of Goldendale, 933 P.2d 430 (Wash. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 8× “RCW 35.44.010. It did. The expense to remove the underground storage tanks and clean up the soil and groundwater contamination should not be considered in calculating whether the LID specially benefited the Kuskys' property.”
Vine Street Com. P'ship v. City of Marysville, 98 Wash. App. 541 (Wash. Ct. App. 1999). “120 (authorizing the initiation of any local improvement by petition of owners of property aggregating a majority of the area within the proposed district, stating that actual assessments may vary from assessment estimates so long as they do not exceed a figure equal to the…”
Sterling Realty Co. v. City of Bellevue, 415 P.2d 627 (Wash. 1966). “The city relies, in part, upon RCW 35.44.010, which provides: Assessment district — All property to be assessed — Basis.”
Little Deli Marts, Inc. v. City of Kent, 32 P.3d 286 (Wash. Ct. App. 2001). “Construing the above statutes liberally to carry out their intended objectives, we conclude that a city may levy assessments prior to completion of an improvement. Further reading of chapters 35.43 and 35.”
Tiffany Fam. Trust Corp. v. City of Kent, 77 P.3d 354 (Wash. Ct. App. 2003). “Right or wrong, the appraiser’s rationale placed Tiffany’s property within the limits of the LID. Indeed, Tiffany concedes that the environmental mitigation agreement waived Tiffany’s right to protest the formation of the LID.”
Tiffany Fam. Trust Corp. v. City of Kent, 77 P.3d 354 (Wash. Ct. App. 2003). “Under RCW 35.44.010, all property "within the limits of a local improvement district" is subject to assessment.”
Little Deli Marts, Inc. v. City of Kent, 32 P.3d 286 (Wash. Ct. App. 2001). “Construing the above statutes liberally to carry out their intended objectives, we conclude that a city may levy assessments prior to completion of an improvement. Further reading of chapters RCW 35.”
Tiffany Fam. Trust Corp. v. City of Kent, 119 P.3d 325 (Wash. 2005). · cites it 2× “They must, however, provide adequate notice to affected properties so that owners may challenge the amount, existence, or character of the assessments before they become final. RCW 35.”
Vine St. Com. Ptnshp. v. Marysville, 989 P.2d 1238 (Wash. Ct. App. 1999). “120 (authorizing the initiation of any local improvement by petition of owners of property aggregating a majority of the area within the proposed district, stating that actual assessments may vary from assessment estimates so long as they do not exceed a figure equal to the…”
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