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***Note: Many local criminal codes can now be located under Chapter 10.60 SMC while others are now cited under the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), which was incorporated into the municipal code in 2022. (See SMC 10.58.010). Code Enforcement, including Noise Control and Animal Regulations are located in Chapters 10.62 through 10.74.

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Title 01
Chapter 01.02
Section 01.02.090
 

Title 01 General Provisions

Chapter 01.02 General Provisions

Section 01.02.090 “Owner” Defined

  1. For the purposes of the principle that the owner of property has the ultimate legal responsibility for its use and condition, an “owner” may be any of the following:

    1. With respect to real property:

      1. Holder of fee title or a life estate.

      2. Holder of purchaser’s interest in a sale contract in good standing.

      3. Holder of seller’s interest in a sale contract in breach or in default.

      4. Grantor of deed of trust.

      5. Presumptively, a legal owner and a taxpayer of record.

      6. Fiduciary representative of an owner.

      7. Person having a right of possession or control; or

      8. Any one of a number of co-owners, including joint, in common, by entireties and spouses as to community property.

    2. With respect to personal property:

      1. Registered owner.

      2. Holder of legal or equitable title.

      3. Person having a right of possession or control.

      4. Fiduciary representative of an owner.

      5. Any one of a number of co-owners.

  2. For purposes of determining the right of an owner to take action with respect to property, an “owner” is any of the following:

    1. In the case of real property, as defined in subsection (A)(1) of this section.

    2. In the case of personal property, as defined in subsection (A)(2) of this section.

Date Passed: Monday, January 22, 2007

Effective Date: Sunday, March 4, 2007

Recodification ORD C33969 Section 1