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Wash. Rev. Code § 35.50.010 (2026)

Assessment lien—Attachment—Priority

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The charge assessed upon the respective lots, tracts, or parcels of land and other property in the assessment roll confirmed by ordinance of the city or town council for the purpose of paying the cost and expense in whole or in part of any local improvement, shall be a lien upon the property assessed from the time the assessment roll is placed in the hands of the city or town treasurer for collection, but as between the grantor and grantee, or vendor and vendee of any real property, when there is no express agreement as to payment of the local improvement assessments against the real property, the lien of such assessment shall attach thirty days after the filing of the diagram or print and the estimated cost and expense of such improvement to be borne by each lot, tract, or parcel of land, as provided in RCW 35.50.005. Interest and penalty shall be included in and shall be a part of the assessment lien.
The assessment lien shall be paramount and superior to any other lien or encumbrance theretofore or thereafter created except a lien for general taxes.
[ 1965 c 7 s 35.50.010. Prior: 1955 c 353 s 4; prior: (i) 1911 c 98 s 20; RRS s 9372. (ii) 1927 c 275 s 1, part; 1921 c 92 s 1; 1911 c 98 s 24, part; RRS s 9376, part.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases, 1955–1999 · leading case: Brower v. Wells, 690 P.2d 1144 (Wash. 1984).
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Brower v. Wells, 690 P.2d 1144 (Wash. 1984). · cites it 2× “It clearly establishes an "alternative procedure" which "may" be used "in lieu of" the procedures outlined in RCW 35.50.010 et seq. [3] 42 U.S.C. § 1983 provides: "Every person who, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of any State or Territory or…”
City of Algona v. Sharp, 638 P.2d 627 (Wash. Ct. App. 1982). · cites it 2× “2 RCW 35.50.010 establishes an assessment lien, attaching to the affected property, which is superior "to any other lien or encumbrance .”
Miller v. Tietz Constr. Co., 279 P.2d 641 (Wash. 1955). · cites it 2× “This is true, because the vendor had furnished marketable and insurable title, which was then the only open question.”
James S. Black & Co. v. F. W. Woolworth Co., 544 P.2d 112 (Wash. Ct. App. 1975). “2d 677 (1955); RCW 35.50.010. Alder v. R.W. Lotto, Inc., 10 Wn.”
Patchell v. City of Puyallup, 682 P.2d 913 (Wash. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 3× “005 deprived them of their right of indemnity against their grantors and their title insurance company citing RCW 35.50.010. 2 They purchased the property after the district was organized.”
Rainier Nat'l Bank v. Wells, 829 P.2d 1168 (Wash. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 6× “RCW 35.50.010 1 provides that a hen normally attaches when the assessment is ready to be collected.”
Vine Street Com. P'ship v. City of Marysville, 98 Wash. App. 541 (Wash. Ct. App. 1999). “010 (requiring the cost and expense of improvement to he assessed upon all the property specially benefited by the local improvement in accordance with the special benefits conferred thereon); RCW 35.50.010 (explaining that a charge assessed upon the respective property in the…”
Palzar v. City of Tacoma, 565 P.2d 1191 (Wash. Ct. App. 1977). · cites it 2× “4 RCW 35.50.010. The imposition of a trust relationship on the city indicates that the delinquent assessment is in fact not satisfied when property is struck off to the municipality for lack of other bidders.”
Berglund v. City of Tacoma, 423 P.2d 922 (Wash. 1967). “RCW 35.54.040. But the statute gives to LID assessments a lien on real estate paramount and superior to all liens except those for general taxes, and foreclosable in the same manner as other liens upon realty.”
Vine St. Com. Ptnshp. v. Marysville, 989 P.2d 1238 (Wash. Ct. App. 1999). “010 (requiring the cost and expense of improvement to be assessed upon all the property specially benefited by the local improvement in accordance with the special benefits conferred thereon); RCW 35.50.010 (explaining that a charge assessed upon the respective property in the…”
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