§ 35.43.005 Municipal local improvement statutes applicable to public corporations
§ 35.43.010 Terms defined
§ 35.43.020 Construction
§ 35.43.030 Charters superseded — Application — Ordinances — Districts outside city authorized, within city authorized for transportation and infrastructure purposes
§ 35.43.035 Creation of district outside city subject to review by boundary review board
§ 35.43.040 Authority generally
§ 35.43.042 Authority to establish utility local improvement districts — Procedure
§ 35.43.043 Conversion of local improvement district into utility local improvement district
§ 35.43.045 Open canals or ditches — Safeguards
§ 35.43.050 Authority — Noncontinuous improvements
§ 35.43.060 Consolidated cities — Procedure
§ 35.43.070 Ordinance — Action on petition or resolution
§ 35.43.075 Petition for district outside city may be denied
§ 35.43.080 Ordinance — Creation of district
§ 35.43.100 Ordinance — Finality — Limitation upon challenging jurisdiction or authority to proceed
§ 35.43.110 Petition — Mandatory, when
§ 35.43.120 Petition — Requirements
§ 35.43.125 Petition — Notice and public hearing required
§ 35.43.130 Preliminary estimates and assessment roll
§ 35.43.140 Resolutions — Contents, publication — Hearing, by whom held
§ 35.43.150 Resolutions — Hearing upon — Notice
§ 35.43.180 Restraint by protest
§ 35.43.182 Waivers of protest — Recording — Limits on enforceability
§ 35.43.184 Preformation expenditures
§ 35.43.186 Credits for other assessments
§ 35.43.188 Assessment reimbursement accounts
§ 35.43.190 Work — By contract or by city or public corporation
§ 35.43.200 Street railways at expense of property benefited
§ 35.43.210 Street railways at expense of property benefited — Petition — Assessment district
§ 35.43.220 Street railways at expense of property benefited — Assessment of cost
§ 35.43.230 Street railways at expense of property benefited — Procedure
§ 35.43.250 Deferral of collection of assessments for economically disadvantaged persons — Authorized
§ 35.43.260 Service fees for sewers not constructed within ten years after voter approval — Credit against future assessments, service charges
§ 35.43.270 Sanitary sewer or potable water facilities — Notice to certain property owners
§ 35.43.280 Settlement of Indian claims
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Terms Used In Washington Code > Chapter 35.43 - Local improvements -- Authority -- Initiation of proceedings

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  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
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  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
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  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
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  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.