Title 8 — Title 8 EMINENT DOMAIN
9 chapters · 166 sections in this title.
RCW 8.26.075 Assurance of availability of housing—Exceptions.
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(1) If a program or project undertaken by a displacing agency cannot proceed on a timely basis because comparable replacement dwellings are not available, and the head of the displacing agency determines that the dwellings cannot otherwise be made available, the head of the displ…
RCW 8.26.085 Lead agency's rule-making authority—Compliance date.
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(1) The lead agency, after full consultation with the department of enterprise services, shall adopt rules and establish such procedures as the lead agency may determine to be necessary to assure:(a) That the payments and assistance authorized by this chapter are administered in …
RCW 8.26.095 Contracts for services—Use of services of other agencies.
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In order to prevent unnecessary expenses and duplication of functions, and to promote uniform and effective administration of relocation assistance programs for displaced persons, a state agency or local public agency may enter into contracts with any individual, firm, associatio…
RCW 8.26.105 Use of funds.
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(1) Funds appropriated or otherwise available to a state agency or local public agency for the acquisition of real property or an interest therein for a particular program or project shall also be available to carry out the provisions of this chapter as applied to that program or…
RCW 8.26.115 Relocation assistance payments not income or resources.
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No payment received by a displaced person under RCW 8.26.035 through 8.26.105 may be considered as income for the purpose of determining the eligibility or extent of eligibility of any person for assistance under any state law or for the purposes of any income tax or any tax impo…
RCW 8.26.180 Acquisition procedures.
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Every acquiring agency shall, to the greatest extent practicable, be guided by the following policies:(1) Every reasonable effort shall be made to acquire expeditiously real property by negotiation.(2) Real property shall be appraised before the initiation of negotiations, and th…
RCW 8.26.190 Acquisition of buildings, structures, and improvements.
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(1) Where any interest in real property is acquired, the acquiring agency shall acquire an equal interest in all buildings, structures, or other improvements located upon the real property so acquired and which is required to be removed from such real property or which is determi…
RCW 8.26.200 Expenses incidental to transfer of right, title, or interest to the acquiring agency.
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As soon as practicable after the date of payment of the purchase price or the date of deposit in court of funds to satisfy the award of compensation in a condemnation proceeding to acquire real property, whichever is the earlier, the acquiring agency shall reimburse the owner, to…
RCW 8.26.205 Effect on certain property acquisitions.
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The provisions of RCW 8.26.180, 8.26.190, and 8.26.200 create no rights or liabilities and do not affect the validity of any property acquisitions by purchase or condemnation.[ 1988 c 90 s 15.]Notes:Section captions—1988 c 90: See note following RCW 8.26.010.
RCW 8.26.210 Award of costs, attorney's fees, witness fees—Conditions.
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See RCW 8.25.070, 8.25.075.
RCW 8.26.901 Severability—Conflict with federal requirements—1988 c 90.
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(1) If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.(2) If any part of this chapter is found to be in conflict with federa…
RCW 8.26.910 Effective date—1971 ex.s. c 240.
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This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect July 1, 1971.[ 1971 ex.s. c 240 s 24.]
RCW 8.28.010 Where state land is involved—Service of process—Filing of decree—Duty of land commissioner.
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In all condemnation proceedings brought for the purpose of appropriating any public land owned by the state or in which the state has an interest, service of process shall be made upon the commissioner of public lands.When in any condemnation proceeding a decree is entered approp…
RCW 8.28.030 Notice where military land is involved.
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Whenever any land, real estate, premises or other property owned by the state of Washington and used for military purposes shall be involved in or affected by any eminent domain, condemnation, local improvement or other special assessment proceeding whatsoever, in addition to the…
RCW 8.28.040 Interest on verdict fixed—Suspension during pendency of appeal.
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Whenever in any eminent domain proceeding, heretofore or hereafter instituted for the taking or damaging of private property, a verdict shall have been returned by the jury, or by the court if the case be tried without a jury, fixing the amount to be paid as compensation for the …
RCW 8.28.050 City in adjoining state may condemn watershed property.
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That any municipal corporation of any state adjoining the state of Washington may acquire title to any land or water right within the state of Washington, by purchase or condemnation, which lies within any watershed from which said municipal corporation obtains or desires to obta…