Washington § 57.20.090 - Rights and remedies of bond owner.

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§ 57.20.090. Rights and remedies of bond owner.

The owner of any local improvement bonds guaranteed under the provisions of this section and RCW 57.20.030 and 57.20.080 shall not have any claim therefor against the district by which the same is issued, except for payment from the special assessments made for the improvement for which the local improvement bonds were issued, and except as against the local improvement guaranty fund of the district; and the district shall not be liable to any owner of such local improvement bond for any loss to the guaranty fund occurring in the lawful operation thereof by the district. The remedy of the owner of a local improvement bond, in case of nonpayment, shall be confined to the enforcement of the assessment and to the guaranty fund. A copy of the foregoing part of this section shall be plainly written, printed or engraved on each local improvement bond guaranteed by this section and RCW 57.20.030 and 57.20.080. The establishment of a local improvement guaranty fund by any district shall not be deemed at variance from any comprehensive plan heretofore adopted by that district.
If any local improvement guaranty fund hereunder authorized at any time has a balance therein in cash, and the obligations guaranteed thereby have all been paid off, then such balance shall be transferred to the maintenance fund of the district.
[ 1996 c 230 s 712; 1983 c 167 s 166; 1937 c 102 s 3; 1935 c 82 s 3; RRS s 11589-3.]

Notes

Part headings not law—Effective date—1996 c 230: See notes following RCW 57.02.001.
Liberal construction—Severability—1983 c 167: See RCW 39.46.010 and note following.

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