{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-58.04.040","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 58.04.040","heading":"Proceedings, conduct of—Costs.","body":"The proceedings shall be conducted as other civil actions, and the court, on final decree, shall apportion the costs of the proceedings equitably, and the cost so apportioned, shall be a lien upon the said lands, severally, as against any transfer or incumbrance made of, or attaching to said lands, from the time of the filing of the complaint: PROVIDED, A notice of lis pendens, is filed in the auditor's office of the proper county, in accordance with law.","path":["Title 58","Chapter 58.04"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=58.04.040","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:40:42Z","sha256":"3a06b854a2ae9488d2b6d577d8701f7a2e76fcc290685c1f93962260abadc079","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-58.04.030","next":"us-wa/rcw-58.08.010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}