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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1859

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

By Representatives Beck, Appelwick, Winsley, Heavey, Wood, Cantwell, Padden and Cooper

Read first time 2/8/89 and referred to Committee on Judiciary.

AN ACT Relating to the prohibition of adverse possession claims; adding a new section to chapter 7.28 RCW; creating a new section; and repealing RCW 7.28.050, 7.28.060, 7.28.070, 7.28.080, 7.28.090, 7.28.100, 7.28.160, 7.28.170, and 7.28.180.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 7.28 RCW to read as follows:

          An action to quiet title may not be supported by a statutory or common law claim of adverse possession.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:

                   (1) Section 1, chapter 11, Laws of 1893 and RCW 7.28.050;

          (2) Section 2, chapter 11, Laws of 1893 and RCW 7.28.060;

          (3) Section 3, chapter 11, Laws of 1893 and RCW 7.28.070;

          (4) Section 4, chapter 11, Laws of 1893 and RCW 7.28.080;

          (5) Section 5, chapter 11, Laws of 1893, section 7, chapter 292, Laws of 1971 ex. sess., section 7, chapter 80, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. and RCW 7.28.090;

          (6) Section 6, chapter 11, Laws of 1893 and RCW 7.28.100;

          (7) Section 1, chapter 137, Laws of 1903 and RCW 7.28.160;

          (8) Section 2, chapter 137, Laws of 1903 and RCW 7.28.170; and

          (9) Section 3, chapter 137, Laws of 1903 and RCW 7.28.180.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.     This act applies to all causes of action commenced on or after the effective date of this act, regardless of when the cause of action may have arisen.  To this extent, this act applies retroactively, but in all other respects  it applies prospectively.