Legal Opinion
First Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. City of West Richland
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided January 3, 1985No. 6175-2-IIIPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
— This appeal presents the issue of whether a security interest in a leasehold estate is sufficient "property ownership" to entitle the lienor to object to a local improvement district (LID) assessment. We hold it is not and affirm the trial court.
In 1978 and 1979, First Federal Savings and Loan Association (First Federal) loaned Desert View Mobile Home Park (Desert View) $450,000 to develop one-half of its mobile home park spaces. The funds were used to provide these spaces with water and sewer lines, sidewalks, curbs and streets. This left Desert View with 202 lots to be developed at a…
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