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Wash. Rev. Code § 7.28.070 (2026)

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Every person in actual, open and notorious possession of lands or tenements under claim and color of title, made in good faith, and who shall for seven successive years continue in possession, and shall also during said time pay all taxes legally assessed on such lands or tenements, shall be held and adjudged to be the legal owner of said lands or tenements, to the extent and according to the purport of his or her paper title. All persons holding under such possession, by purchase, devise or descent, before said seven years shall have expired, and who shall continue such possession and continue to pay the taxes as aforesaid, so as to complete the possession and payment of taxes for the term aforesaid, shall be entitled to the benefit of this section.
[ 1893 c 11 s 3; RRS s 788.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 41 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1953–2024 · leading case: Harris v. Urell, 133 Wash. App. 130 (Wash. Ct. App. 2006).
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Harris v. Urell, 133 Wash. App. 130 (Wash. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 5× “¶11 The Urells denied Harris’s claims and counterclaimed, asserting that (1) if Harris had title to the driveway through adverse possession, the Urells had regained title through adverse possession under “good faith color of title,” RCW 7.28.070 and (2) the statute of…”
Harris v. Urell, 135 P.3d 530 (Wash. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 5× “¶ 11 The Urells denied Harris's claims and counterclaimed, asserting that (1) if Harris had title to the driveway through adverse possession, the Urells had regained title through adverse possession under "good faith color of title," RCW 7.28.070; and (2) the statute of…”
Campbell v. Reed, 139 P.3d 419 (Wash. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 8× “Both parties moved for summary judgment; the trial court granted Campbell's motion, ruling that she had paid taxes under color of title on the property for more than seven consecutive years under RCW 7.28.070 or RCW 7.28.080. We hold that because Campbell failed to establish…”
Gorman v. City of Woodinville, 283 P.3d 1082 (Wash. 2012). · cites it 2× “020, RCW 7.28.070, and RCW 7.28.050. In 1892, the first of these statutes was identified as an adverse possession statute.”
Campbell v. Reed, 134 Wash. App. 349 (Wash. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 7× “Both parties moved for summary judgment; the trial court granted Campbell’s motion, ruling that she had paid taxes under color of title on the property for more than seven consecutive years under RCW 7.28.070 or RCW 7.28.080. We hold that because Campbell failed to establish…”
Peeples v. Port of Bellingham, 613 P.2d 1128 (Wash. 1980). · cites it 3× “RCW 7.28.070. *773 The burden of proving each element of adverse possession is on the claimant.”
Scramlin v. Warner, 416 P.2d 699 (Wash. 1966). · cites it 6× “Under these facts, did the respondents acquire good title within the provisions of RCW 7.28.070 relating to title by adverse possession? The trial court held that they did.”
McCoy v. Lowrie, 253 P.2d 415 (Wash. 1953). · cites it 5× “(The McCoys rely exclusively on the statute cited and claim no rights by adverse possession under RCW 7.28.070 ( cf. Rem. Rev. Stat., § 788); hence the case of Philadelphia Mortgage & Trust Co.”
Hornish v. King Cnty., 182 F. Supp. 3d 1124 (W.D. Wash. 2016). · cites it 3× “RCW 7.28.070 BNSF executed a quitclaim deed to TLC in 1997 that included a complete description of the 100 foot-wide Corridor (with the exceptions noted above).”
Kunkel v. Fisher, 23 P.3d 1128 (Wash. Ct. App. 2001). “050; RCW 7.28.070; RCW 7.28.085. [13] Miller v.”
Kunkel v. Fisher, 106 Wash. App. 599 (Wash. Ct. App. 2001). “050; RCW 7.28.070; RCW 7.28.085. Miller, 91 Wn.”
Erickson v. Wick, 591 P.2d 804 (Wash. Ct. App. 1979). · cites it 3× “If it is properly a part of lot 6, secondary issues arise because of the Wicks' claim of title by adverse possession under claim and color of title and payment of taxes under RCW 7.28.070 and claim of title under color of title to vacant and unoccupied land under RCW 7.”
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