§ 3.2 - Requisites of a Valid Dedication

• Jurisdiction: Washington

§3.2 REQUISITES OF A VALID DEDICATION

"Dedication" is the deliberate appropriation of land by an owner for any general and public uses, reserving to themselves no rights beyond those that are compatible with the full exercise and enjoyment of the public uses to which the property has been devoted. RCW 58.17.020(3).

(1) Essential elements

The requisites of a valid dedication are (1) an intentional offer, express or implied, by the owner of real property, to appropriate the property or an easement or interest therein; (2) a public use; and (3) acceptance of the offer, express or implied, by the public. 11A Eugene McQuillin, The Law of Municipal Corporations §33.2 (3d ed. 2009); see 23 Am. Jur. 2d Ded...