Title 35 — Title 35 CITIES AND TOWNS
49 chapters · 1,261 sections in this title.
RCW 35.42.010 Purpose.
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It is the purpose of RCW 35.42.010 through 35.42.090 to supplement existing law for the leasing of space by cities and towns to provide for the leasing of such space through leases with an option to purchase and the acquisition of buildings erected upon land owned by a city or to…
RCW 35.42.020 Building defined.
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The term "building" as used in RCW 35.42.010 through 35.42.090 shall be construed to mean any building or buildings used as a part of, or in connection with, the operation of a city or town, and shall include the site and appurtenances, including but not limited to, heating facil…
RCW 35.42.030 Authority to lease.
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Any city or town may, as lessee, lease a building for its use for a term of not to exceed fifty years.[ 1965 c 7 s 35.42.030. Prior: 1959 c 80 s 3.]
RCW 35.42.040 Renewals—Option to purchase.
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A lease of a building executed pursuant to RCW 35.42.010 through 35.42.090 may grant the lessee city or town an option to renew for a further term on like conditions, or an option to purchase the building covered by the lease at any time prior to the expiration of the term. A lea…
RCW 35.42.050 Provisions to pay taxes, insurance, make repairs, improvements, etc.
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A lease of a building may provide that as a part of the rental, the lessee city or town may pay taxes and assessments on the leased building, maintain insurance thereon for the benefit of the lessor, and assume responsibilities for repair, replacement, alterations, and improvemen…
RCW 35.42.060 Execution of lease prior to construction—Lessor's bond—City not obligated for construction costs.
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A city or town may, in anticipation of the acquisition of a site and the construction of a building, execute a lease, as lessee, prior to the actual acquisition of a site and the construction of a building, but the lease shall not require payment of rental by the lessee until the…
RCW 35.42.070 Lease of city land for building purposes and lease back of building by city.
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Any city or town desiring to have a building for its use erected on land owned, or to be acquired, by it, may, as lessor, lease the land for a reasonable rental for a term of not to exceed fifty years: PROVIDED, That the city or town shall lease back the building or a portion the…
RCW 35.42.080 Lease of city land for building purposes and lease back of building by city—Bids.
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A lease and lease back agreement requiring a lessee to build on city or town property shall be made pursuant to a call for bids upon terms most advantageous to the city or town. The call for bids shall be given by posting notice thereof in a public place in the city or town and b…
RCW 35.42.090 Leases exempted from certain taxes.
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All leases executed pursuant to RCW 35.42.010 through 35.42.090 shall be exempt from the tax imposed by chapter 19, Laws of 1951 second extraordinary session, as amended, and *chapter 82.45 RCW; section 5, chapter 389, Laws of 1955, and RCW 82.04.040; and section 9, chapter 178, …
RCW 35.42.200 Leases authorized—Ballot proposition.
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Any city or town may execute leases for a period of years with or without an option to purchase with the state or any of its political subdivisions, with the government of the United States, or with any private party for the lease of any real or personal property, or property rig…
RCW 35.42.210 Exercise of option to purchase.
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If at the time an option to purchase is exercised the remaining amount to be paid in order to purchase the real or personal property leased after crediting the rental payments toward the total purchase price therefor does not result in a total indebtedness in excess of one and on…
RCW 35.42.220 Budgeting rental payments—Bids—Construction of agreement where rental equals purchase price.
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The annual budget of a city shall provide for the payment of rental that falls due in the year for which the budget is applicable: PROVIDED, That if the cost of the real or personal property to be leased exceeds the amounts specified in RCW 35.23.352 prior to the execution of a l…