# RCW 58.28.100: RCW 58.28.100: Notice of possession filed—Assessment and fee—Certificate—Council record

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T58_C28_S100

## Section

- **Citation:** RCW 58.28.100
- **Heading:** RCW 58.28.100: Notice of possession filed—Assessment and fee—Certificate—Council record
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Code / Title 58 / Chapter 28 / Section 100

## Text

Every person, company, corporation or association claimant of any city or town lot or parcel of land within the limits of such city or townsite, must present to the council, by filing the same with the clerk thereof, within three months after the patent (or certified copy thereof) from the United States has been filed in the office of the county auditor, his, her, its or their affidavit, (or by guardian or next friend where the claimant is under disability), verified in person or by duly authorized agent, attorney, guardian or next friend, in which must be concisely stated the facts constituting the possession or right of possession of the claimant, and that the claimant is entitled to the possession thereof and to a deed therefor as against all other persons, to the best of his knowledge and belief, and stating who was an occupant of such lot or parcel of land at the time of the entry of such townsite at the United States land office, to which must be attached a copy of so much of the plat of said city or townsite as will fully exhibit the particular lot or parcel of land so claimed, and every such claimant, at the time of filing such affidavit, must pay to such clerk such sum of money as said clerk shall certify to be due for the assessment mentioned in RCW 58.28.090 , together with the further sum of four dollars, to be appropriated to the payment of expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this chapter, and the said clerk must thereupon give to such claimant a certificate, attested by the corporate seal, containing a description of the lot or parcel of land claimed, and setting forth the amounts paid thereon by such claimant. The council of every such city or town must procure a bound book, wherein the clerk must make proper entries of the substantial matters contained in every such certificate issued by him, numbering the same in consecutive order, setting forth the name of the claimant or claimants in full, date of issue, and description of lot or lands claimed.

## Nearby sections

- [RCW 58.28.010 RCW 58.28.010: Councils' duties when townsites on United States land.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T58_C28_S010.md)
- [RCW 58.28.020 RCW 58.28.020: Councils' duties when townsites on United States land—Survey and plat.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T58_C28_S020.md)
- [RCW 58.28.030 RCW 58.28.030: Councils' duties when townsites on United States land—Plats—Filing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T58_C28_S030.md)
- [RCW 58.28.040 RCW 58.28.040: Councils' duties when townsites on United States land—Survey, notice of—Bids for—Franchises continued.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T58_C28_S040.md)
- [RCW 58.28.050 RCW 58.28.050: Contents of plat.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T58_C28_S050.md)
- [RCW 58.28.060 RCW 58.28.060: Monuments—Location, placement requisites.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T58_C28_S060.md)
- [RCW 58.28.070 RCW 58.28.070: Monuments—Markings—Surveyor's certificate on plat.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T58_C28_S070.md)
- [RCW 58.28.080 RCW 58.28.080: Plats filed—Auditor's fee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T58_C28_S080.md)
- [RCW 58.28.090 RCW 58.28.090: Assessments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T58_C28_S090.md)
- [RCW 58.28.100 RCW 58.28.100: Notice of possession filed—Assessment and fee—Certificate—Council record.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T58_C28_S100.md)
- [RCW 58.28.110 RCW 58.28.110: Deficiency assessment—When payable.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T58_C28_S110.md)
- [RCW 58.28.120 RCW 58.28.120: Deed to claimants—Actions contesting title, limitations on.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T58_C28_S120.md)
- [RCW 58.28.130 RCW 58.28.130: Entries on mineral lands—Rights of claimants.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T58_C28_S130.md)
- [RCW 58.28.140 RCW 58.28.140: Conflicting claims—Procedure.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T58_C28_S140.md)

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