Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 35.44.210 (2026)

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The notice of appeal must be filed within ten days after the ordinance confirming the assessment roll becomes effective and shall describe the property and set forth the objections of the appellant to the assessment.
[ 1965 c 7 s 35.44.210. Prior: 1957 c 143 s 3; prior: 1911 c 98 s 22, part; RRS s 9374, part.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1972–2017 · leading case: Tiffany Fam. Trust Corp. v. City of Kent, 119 P.3d 325 (Wash. 2005).
Tiffany Fam. Trust Corp. v. City of Kent, 119 P.3d 325 (Wash. 2005). · cites it 2× “RCW 35.44.210. ¶20 The legislature clearly intended to preclude attacks on assessments not made pursuant to the statutory procedures: Whenever any assessment roll for local improvements has been confirmed by the council, the regularity, validity, and correctness of the…”
City of Ferndale v. Friberg, 732 P.2d 143 (Wash. 1987). “RCW 35.44.210. An assessment "cannot in any manner be contested or questioned in any proceeding by any person" unless these statutory procedures are followed.”
Lansinger v. Local Improvement Dist. 6368, 493 P.2d 1008 (Wash. 1972). · cites it 4× “The ordinance contained an emergency clause making it effective upon approval by the mayor— December 17, 1970 — the date from which, according to statute (RCW 35.44.210), an appeal must be taken within 10 days.”
Tiffany Fam. Trust Corp. v. City of Kent, 119 P.3d 325 (Wash. 2005). · cites it 3× “RCW 35.44.210. ¶ 20 The legislature clearly intended to preclude attacks on assessments not made pursuant to the statutory procedures: Whenever any assessment roll for local improvements has been confirmed by the council, the regularity, validity, and correctness of the…”
Hulo v. City of Redmond, 544 P.2d 34 (Wash. Ct. App. 1975). “In Lansinger at page 260, our Supreme Court was “unable to conclude that [a 10-day period in which to appeal from an LID assessment'] is unconstitutionally short,” and held that the statute, RCW 35.44.210, “provides the exclusive method and means of taking an appeal from a…”
Hamilton Corner I, Llc, Appellanbt V City Of Napavine (Wash. Ct. App. 2017). “After considering all the protests and evidence, the city council passed a motion to accept the final assessment roll without modification and adopted an ordinance to confirm the final assessment roll.”
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