Albring v. Petronio

Citations

• 44 Wash. 132
• 87 P. 49
• 1906 Wash. LEXIS 800

Syllabus

<p>Municipal Corporations — Special Assessments — Foreclosure— Statutes — Construction. Statutory provisions for the foreclosure of local improvement assessments are to be strictly construed, and an exact compliance with every requirement enforced.</p> <p>Same — Sale — Notice to Owner — Payment op Taxes During Period of Redemption. Bal. Code, § 814, securing to the holder of a certificate of sale of land for a local improvement assessment a lien for the amount paid and for taxes levied previously or subsequently, requires such holder to pay subsequent taxes during the period of redemption as an additional means of notice to the owners of the land.</p> <p>Same — Notice of Application for Deed — Diligence in Ascertaining Address of Owner. Bal. Code, § 815, requiring the holder of such a certificate to give notice, by personal service or by publication, to the owners of the land that demand for a deed will be made, contemplates personal service if possible, and diligent search for the owner; and a holder who fails to pay subsequent taxes, or make inquiry at the office of the county treasurer for the address of the owner who had paid such taxes, does not exercise the diligence required of him by the statute before a deed can be issued.</p>