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WA Rev Code § 64.12.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 64 - Real Property and Conveyances|Chapter 64.12 - Waste and Trespass.|64.12.060 - Action by occupant of unsurveyed land.

RCW 64.12.060 Action by occupant of unsurveyed land.Any person now occupying and settled upon, or who may hereafter occupy or settle upon any of the unsurveyed public lands not to exceed one hundred sixty acres in this territory, for the purpose of holding and cultivating the same, may commence and maintain any action, in any court of competent jurisdiction, for interference with or injuries done to his or her possessions of said lands, against any person or persons so interfering with or injuring such lands or possessions: PROVIDED, ALWAYS, That if any of the aforesaid class of settlers are absent from their claims continuously, for a period of six months in any one year, the said person or persons shall be deemed to have forfeited all rights under this act.[ 1883 p 70 § 1; RRS § 942.]NOTES:Reviser's note: The preamble and sections 2 and 3 of the 1883 act, section 1 of which is codified above as RCW 64.12.060, read as follows:Preamble: "whereas, A great many citizens of the United States are now settling upon and cultivating the unsurveyed government lands in this territory; and, as many years may elapse before the government surveys will be extended over the said lands, so that the settlers upon the same, can take them under the laws of the United States, and defend them against the trespass of others, therefore:""Sec. 2. Any person or persons, who shall wilfully and maliciously disturb, or in any wise injure, or destroy the dwelling house or other building, or any fence inclosing [enclosing], or being on the claim of any of the aforesaid class of settlers, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than fifty nor more than one hundred ($100) dollars, for each and every offense, to which may be added imprisonment in the county jail, not exceeding ninety (90) days." [ 1883 p 71 § 2.]"Sec. 3. Any person or persons, who shall wilfully or maliciously set fire to any dwelling, or other building, of any of the aforesaid class of settlers, shall be deemed guilty of arson, and subject to the penalties of the law in such cases, made and provided." [ 1883 p 71 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 64.16.005 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 64 - Real Property and Conveyances|Chapter 64.16 - Alien Land Law.|64.16.005 - Aliens' rights and interests in lands same as native citizens'.

RCW 64.16.005 Aliens' rights and interests in lands same as native citizens'.Any alien may acquire and hold lands, or any right thereto, or interest therein, by purchase, devise, or descent; and he or she may convey, mortgage, and devise the same, and if he or she shall die intestate, the same shall descend to his or her heirs, and in all cases such lands shall be held, conveyed, mortgaged, or devised, or shall descend in like manner and with like effect as if such alien were a native citizen of this state or of the United States.[ 2012 c 117 § 195; 1967 c 163 § 2.]NOTES:1967 c 163 adopted to implement Amendment 42: "This act is adopted by the legislature to implement amendment 42 to the state Constitution approved by the voters of the state on November 8, 1966. Amendment 42 removed constitutional restrictions against alien ownership of land by repealing Article II, section 33 of the state Constitution, as amended and Amendments 24 and 29." [ 1967 c 163 § 1.]Severability—1967 c 163: "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." [ 1967 c 163 § 9.]The above two annotations apply to 1967 c 163. For codification of that act, see Codification Tables.
WA Rev Code § 64.16.140 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 64 - Real Property and Conveyances|Chapter 64.16 - Alien Land Law.|64.16.140 - Certain titles confirmed.

RCW 64.16.140 Certain titles confirmed.All lands and all estates or interests in lands, within the state of Washington, which were conveyed or attempted to be conveyed to, or acquired or attempted to be acquired by, any alien or aliens, prior to the date of the adoption of this act, are hereby confirmed to the respective persons at present owning or claiming to own the title thereto derived by, through or under any such alien ownership or attempted ownership, to the extent that title was vested in or conveyed by said alien or aliens: PROVIDED, That nothing in this section shall be construed to affect, adversely or otherwise, any title to any such lands, or to any interest or estate therein, held or claimed by any private person or corporation adversely to the title hereby confirmed.[ 1967 c 163 § 3; 1895 c 111 § 1; RRS § 10589.]NOTES:Reviser's note: 1967 c 163 carried an emergency clause and was approved by the governor on March 21, 1967.
WA Rev Code § 64.20.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 64 - Real Property and Conveyances|Chapter 64.20 - Alienation of Land by Indians.|64.20.010 - Puyallup Indians—Right of alienation.

RCW 64.20.010 Puyallup Indians—Right of alienation.The said Indians who now hold, or who may hereafter hold, any of the lands of any reservation, in severalty, located in this state by virtue of treaties made between them and the United States, shall have power to lease, incumber, grant and alien the same in like manner and with like effect as any other person may do under the laws of the United States and of this state, and all restrictions in reference thereto are hereby removed.[ 1890 p 500 § 1; RRS § 10593.]NOTES:Preamble: "WHEREAS, It was and is provided by and in the treaty made with and between the chiefs, head men and delegates of the Indian tribes (including the Puyallup tribe) and the United States of America, which treaty is dated on the 26th day of December, 1854, among other things as follows: 'That the president, at his discretion, should cause the whole or any portion of the lands thereby reserved, or such land as might be selected in lieu thereof, to be surveyed into lots and assign the same to such individuals or families as are willing to avail themselves of the privilege and will locate on the same as a permanent home, on the same terms, and subject to the same regulations as are provided in the sixth article of the treaty with the Omahas, so far as the same may be applicable; and'WHEREAS, It was and is provided by and in the sixth article of the treaty with the Omahas aforesaid, among other things, that said tracts of land shall not be aliened or leased for a longer term than two years, and shall be exempt from levy, sale or forfeiture, which conditions shall continue in force until a state constitution embracing such lands within it boundaries shall have been formed, and the legislature of the state shall remove the restrictions, but providing that no state legislature shall remove the restrictions* * * without the consent of the Congress;' and'WHEREAS, The President of the United States, on the 30th day of January, 1866, made and issued patents to the Puyallup Indians, in severalty, for the lands of said reservation, which are now of record in the proper office in Pierce county, in the State of Washington; and'WHEREAS, All the conditions now exist which said treaties contain, and which make it desirable and proper to remove the restrictions in respect to the alienation and disposition of said lands by the Indians, who now hold them in severalty: now, therefore,"
WA Rev Code § 64.20.025 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 64 - Real Property and Conveyances|Chapter 64.20 - Alienation of Land by Indians.|64.20.025 - Puyallup Indians—Right of alienation—When effective.

RCW 64.20.025 Puyallup Indians—Right of alienation—When effective.*This act shall take effect and be in force from and after the consent to such removal of the restrictions shall have been given by the congress of the United States.[ 1890 p 501 § 3; no RRS.]NOTES:Reviser's note: *(1) The language "this act" appears in 1890 p 501 § 3, which act is codified herein as RCW 64.20.010 through 64.20.025.(2) An act of congress of March 3, 1893, removed the restriction on transfer (Wilson Act, 27 Stat. p 633) but postponed the right to transfer for ten years, that is, until March 3, 1903.
WA Rev Code § 64.20.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 64 - Real Property and Conveyances|Chapter 64.20 - Alienation of Land by Indians.|64.20.030 - Sale of land or materials authorized.

RCW 64.20.030 Sale of land or materials authorized.Any Indian who owns within this state any land or real estate allotted to him or her by the government of the United States may with the consent of congress, either special or general, sell and convey by deed made, executed, and acknowledged before any officer authorized to take acknowledgments to deeds within this state, any stone, mineral, petroleum, or timber contained on said land or the fee thereof and such conveyance shall have the same effect as a deed of any other person or persons within this state; it being the intention of this section to remove from Indians residing in this state all existing disabilities relating to alienation of their real estate.[ 2012 c 117 § 196; 1899 c 96 § 1; RRS § 10595.]
WA Rev Code § 64.28.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 64 - Real Property and Conveyances|Chapter 64.28 - Joint Tenancies.|64.28.010 - Joint tenancies with right of survivorship authorized—Methods of creation—Creditors' rights saved.

RCW 64.28.010 Joint tenancies with right of survivorship authorized—Methods of creation—Creditors' rights saved.Whereas joint tenancy with right of survivorship permits property to pass to the survivor without the cost or delay of probate proceedings, there shall be a form of co-ownership of property, real and personal, known as joint tenancy. A joint tenancy shall have the incidents of survivorship and severability as at common law, including the unilateral right of each tenant to sever the joint tenancy. Joint tenancy shall be created only by written instrument, which instrument shall expressly declare the interest created to be a joint tenancy. It may be created by a single agreement, transfer, deed, will, or other instrument of conveyance, or by agreement, transfer, deed or other instrument from a sole owner to himself or herself and others, or from tenants in common or joint tenants to themselves or some of them, or to themselves or any of them and others, or from both spouses or both domestic partners, when holding title as community property, or otherwise, to themselves or to themselves and others, or to one of them and to another or others, or when granted or devised to executors or trustees as joint tenants: PROVIDED, That such transfer shall not derogate from the rights of creditors.[ 2008 c 6 § 625; 1993 c 19 § 1; 1963 ex.s. c 16 § 1; 1961 c 2 § 1 (Initiative Measure No. 208, approved November 8, 1960).]NOTES:Part headings not law—Severability—2008 c 6: See RCW 26.60.900 and 26.60.901.
WA Rev Code § 64.28.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 64 - Real Property and Conveyances|Chapter 64.28 - Joint Tenancies.|64.28.020 - Interest in favor of two or more is interest in common—Exceptions for joint tenancies, partnerships, trustees, etc.—Presumption of community property.

RCW 64.28.020 Interest in favor of two or more is interest in common—Exceptions for joint tenancies, partnerships, trustees, etc.—Presumption of community property.(1) Every interest created in favor of two or more persons in their own right is an interest in common, unless acquired by them in partnership, for partnership purposes, or unless declared in its creation to be a joint tenancy, as provided in RCW 64.28.010, or unless acquired by executors or trustees.(2) Interests in common held in the names of both spouses or both domestic partners, whether or not in conjunction with others, are presumed to be their community property.(3) Subsection (2) of this section applies as of June 9, 1988, to all existing or subsequently created interests in common.[ 2008 c 6 § 626; 1988 c 29 § 10; 1961 c 2 § 2 (Initiative Measure No. 208, approved November 8, 1960).]NOTES:Part headings not law—Severability—2008 c 6: See RCW 26.60.900 and 26.60.901.
WA Rev Code § 64.28.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 64 - Real Property and Conveyances|Chapter 64.28 - Joint Tenancies.|64.28.030 - Bank deposits, choses in action, community property agreements not affected.

RCW 64.28.030 Bank deposits, choses in action, community property agreements not affected.The provisions of this chapter shall not restrict the creation of a joint tenancy in a bank deposit or in other choses in action as heretofore or hereafter provided by law, nor restrict the power of both spouses or both domestic partners to make agreements as provided in RCW 26.16.120.[ 2008 c 6 § 627; 1961 c 2 § 3 (Initiative Measure No. 208, approved November 8, 1960).]NOTES:Part headings not law—Severability—2008 c 6: See RCW 26.60.900 and 26.60.901.
WA Rev Code § 64.28.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 64 - Real Property and Conveyances|Chapter 64.28 - Joint Tenancies.|64.28.040 - Character of joint tenancy interests held by both spouses or both domestic partners.

RCW 64.28.040 Character of joint tenancy interests held by both spouses or both domestic partners.(1) Joint tenancy interests held in the names of both spouses or both domestic partners, whether or not in conjunction with others, are presumed to be their community property, the same as other property held in the name of both spouses or both domestic partners. Any such interest passes to the survivor of the spouse or survivor of the domestic partner as provided for property held in joint tenancy, but in all other respects the interest is treated as community property.(2) Either person in a marriage or either person in a state registered domestic partnership, or both, may sever a joint tenancy. When a joint tenancy is severed, the property, or proceeds of the property, shall be presumed to be their community property, whether it is held in the name of either spouse, or both, or in the name of either domestic partner, or both.(3) This section applies as of January 1, 1985, to all existing or subsequently created joint tenancies.[ 2008 c 6 § 628; 1993 c 19 § 2; 1985 c 10 § 2. Prior: 1984 c 149 § 174.]NOTES:Part headings not law—Severability—2008 c 6: See RCW 26.60.900 and 26.60.901.Purpose—1985 c 10: "The purpose of this act is to make technical corrections to chapter 149, Laws of 1984, and to ensure that the changes made in that chapter meet the constitutional requirements of Article II, section 19 of the state Constitution." [ 1985 c 10 § 1.]Severability—1985 c 10: "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." [ 1985 c 10 § 3.]Short title—Application—1985 c 30: See RCW 11.02.900 and 11.02.901.Severability—Effective dates—1984 c 149: See notes following RCW 11.02.005.
WA Rev Code § 64.32.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 64 - Real Property and Conveyances|Chapter 64.32 - Horizontal Property Regimes Act (Condominiums).|64.32.020 - Application of chapter.

RCW 64.32.020 Application of chapter.This chapter shall be applicable only to property, the sole owner or all of the owners, lessees or possessors of which submit the same to the provisions hereof by duly executing and recording a declaration as hereinafter provided.[ 1963 c 156 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 64.32.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 64 - Real Property and Conveyances|Chapter 64.32 - Horizontal Property Regimes Act (Condominiums).|64.32.030 - Apartments and common areas declared real property.

RCW 64.32.030 Apartments and common areas declared real property.Each apartment, together with its undivided interest in the common areas and facilities shall not be considered as an intangible or a security or any interest therein but shall for all purposes constitute and be classified as real property.[ 1963 c 156 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 64.32.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 64 - Real Property and Conveyances|Chapter 64.32 - Horizontal Property Regimes Act (Condominiums).|64.32.040 - Ownership and possession of apartments and common areas.

RCW 64.32.040 Ownership and possession of apartments and common areas.Each apartment owner shall be entitled to the exclusive ownership and possession of his or her apartment but any apartment may be jointly or commonly owned by more than one person. Each apartment owner shall have the common right to a share, with other apartment owners, in the common areas and facilities.[ 2012 c 117 § 197; 1963 c 156 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 64.32.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 64 - Real Property and Conveyances|Chapter 64.32 - Horizontal Property Regimes Act (Condominiums).|64.32.050 - Common areas and facilities.

RCW 64.32.050 Common areas and facilities.(1) Each apartment owner shall be entitled to an undivided interest in the common areas and facilities in the percentage expressed in the declaration. Such percentage shall be computed by taking as a basis the value of the apartment in relation to the value of the property.(2) The percentage of the undivided interest of each apartment owner in the common areas and facilities as expressed in the declaration shall not be altered except in accordance with procedures set forth in the bylaws and by amending the declaration. The percentage of the undivided interest in the common areas and facilities shall not be separated from the apartment to which it appertains even though such interest is not expressly mentioned or described in the conveyance or other instrument. Nothing in this section or this chapter shall be construed to detract from or limit the powers and duties of any assessing or taxing unit or official which is otherwise granted or imposed by law, rule, or regulation.(3) The common areas and facilities shall remain undivided and no apartment owner or any other person shall bring any action for partition or division of any part thereof, unless the property has been removed from the provisions of this chapter as provided in RCW 64.32.150 and 64.32.230. Any covenant to the contrary shall be void. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as a limitation on the right of partition by joint owners or owners in common of one or more apartments as to the ownership of such apartment or apartments.(4) Each apartment owner shall have a nonexclusive easement for, and may use the common areas and facilities in accordance with the purpose for which they were intended without hindering or encroaching upon the lawful right of the other apartment owners.(5) The necessary work of maintenance, repair and replacement of the common areas and facilities and the making of any addition or improvement thereto shall be carried out only as provided in this chapter and in the bylaws.(6) The association of apartment owners shall have the irrevocable right, to be exercised by the manager or board of directors, to have access to each apartment from time to time during reasonable hours as may be necessary for the maintenance, repair, or replacement of any of the common areas and facilities therein or accessible therefrom, or for making emergency repairs therein necessary to prevent damage to the common areas and facilities or to another apartment or apartments.[ 1965 ex.s. c 11 § 2; 1963 c 156 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 64.32.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 64 - Real Property and Conveyances|Chapter 64.32 - Horizontal Property Regimes Act (Condominiums).|64.32.060 - Compliance with covenants, bylaws, and administrative rules and regulations.

RCW 64.32.060 Compliance with covenants, bylaws, and administrative rules and regulations.Each apartment owner shall comply strictly with the bylaws and with the administrative rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, as either may be lawfully amended from time to time, and with the covenants, conditions, and restrictions set forth in the declaration or in the deed to his or her apartment. Failure to comply with any of the foregoing shall be ground for an action to recover sums due, for damages or injunctive relief, or both, maintainable by the manager or board of directors on behalf of the association of apartment owners or by a particularly aggrieved apartment owner.[ 2012 c 117 § 198; 1963 c 156 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 64.32.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 64 - Real Property and Conveyances|Chapter 64.32 - Horizontal Property Regimes Act (Condominiums).|64.32.070 - Liens or encumbrances—Enforcement—Satisfaction.

RCW 64.32.070 Liens or encumbrances—Enforcement—Satisfaction.(1) Subsequent to recording the declaration as provided in this chapter, and while the property remains subject to this chapter, no lien shall thereafter arise or be effective against the property. During such period, liens or encumbrances shall arise or be created only against each apartment and the percentage of undivided interest in the common areas and facilities and appurtenant to such apartment in the same manner and under the same conditions in every respect as liens or encumbrances may arise or be created upon or against any other separate parcel of real property subject to individual ownership: PROVIDED, That no labor performed or materials furnished with the consent of or at the request of the owner of any apartment, or such owner's agent, contractor, or subcontractor, shall be the basis for the filing of a lien against any other apartment or any other property of any other apartment owner not expressly consenting to or requesting the same, except that such express consent shall be deemed to be given by any apartment owner in the case of emergency repairs. Labor performed or materials furnished for the common areas and facilities, if authorized by the association of apartment owners, the manager or board of directors shall be deemed to be performed or furnished with the express consent of each apartment owner and shall be the basis for the filing of a lien against each of the apartments and shall be subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of this section.(2) In the event a lien against two or more apartments becomes effective, the apartment owners of the separate apartments may remove their apartment and the percentage of undivided interest in the common areas and facilities appurtenant to such apartment from the lien by payment of the fractional or proportional amounts attributable to each of the apartments affected. Such individual payments shall be computed by reference to the percentages appearing on the declaration. Subsequent to any such payment, discharge, or satisfaction, the apartment and the percentage of undivided interest in the common areas and facilities appurtenant thereto shall thereafter be free and clear of the liens so paid, satisfied, or discharged. Such partial payment, satisfaction, or discharge shall not prevent the lienor from proceeding to enforce his or her rights against any apartment and the percentage of undivided interest in the common areas and facilities appurtenant thereto not so paid, satisfied, or discharged.[ 2012 c 117 § 199; 1963 c 156 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 64.32.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 64 - Real Property and Conveyances|Chapter 64.32 - Horizontal Property Regimes Act (Condominiums).|64.32.080 - Common profits and expenses.

RCW 64.32.080 Common profits and expenses.The common profits of the property shall be distributed among, and the common expenses shall be charged to, the apartment owners according to the percentage of the undivided interest in the common areas and facilities.[ 1963 c 156 § 8.]