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Washington Attorney General Reports

Decided March 1, 1996Published

1Opinion of the Court

Honorable David Skeen Prosecuting Attorney Jefferson County P.O. Box 1220 Port Townsend, WA 98368

Dear Prosecutor Skeen:

By letter previously acknowledged you have requested our opinion on the following paraphrased questions:

1. May a person avoid the payment of property taxes by claiming to hold the real estate as an allodial freehold estate?

2. Does the homestead exemption apply to a county's foreclosure action for delinquent property taxes?

3. If the answer to the second question is that the homestead exemption applies, what procedure may the county follow upon foreclosure for nonpayment of…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. County of Yakima v. Confederated Tribes & Bands of the Yakima Indian NationSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. All Seasons Living Centers, Inc. v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1995
  3. In Re Sehome Park Care Center, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1995
  4. Arnold W. Hilgeford and Martha A. Hilgeford v. The Peoples Bank, Portland, IndianaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
  5. Albertson v. LecaSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1982

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