Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 36.70A.165 (2026)

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The legislature recognizes that the preservation of urban greenbelts is an integral part of comprehensive growth management in Washington. The legislature further recognizes that certain greenbelts are subject to adverse possession action which, if carried out, threaten the comprehensive nature of this chapter. Therefore, a party shall not acquire by adverse possession property that is designated as a plat greenbelt or open space area or that is dedicated as open space to a public agency or to a bona fide homeowner's association.

[ 1997 c 429 s 41.]

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Severability—1997 c 429: See note following RCW 36.70A.3201.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2012–2012 · leading case: Nickell v. Southview Homeowners Ass'n, 271 P.3d 973 (Wash. Ct. App. 2012).

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Nickell v. Southview Homeowners Ass'n, 271 P.3d 973 (Wash. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 6× “superior court erred in granting summary judgment because (1) by June 1995, they had acquired full title to the disputed strip by adverse possession; (2) the prescriptive easement “vacant lands doctrine” 8 should not be imported here and does not apply *49 because their use of…”

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