Washington § 54.16.142 - Local utility districts — Notice must contain statement that assessments may vary from estimates.

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§ 54.16.142. Local utility districts — Notice must contain statement that assessments may vary from estimates.

Any notice given to the public or to the owners of specific lots, tracts, or parcels of land relating to the formation of a local utility district shall contain a statement that actual assessments may vary from assessment estimates so long as they do not exceed a figure equal to the increased true and fair value the improvement, or street lighting, adds to the property.
[ 1989 c 243 s 9.]

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