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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>Inundation is the flooding of uplands and aquatic lands resulting from the construction of dams or dikes or other structures and is treated like an avulsion – so the boundaries remain fixed. Because inundation is caused by upland activities then existing owners are due compensation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>But erosion (the opposite of accretion) is the slow and imperceptible washing away of land by sea or river flow – and ownership boundaries change. Common law refers to a “moving boundary rule” for accretions and it seems like it should also apply to erosion.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kathryn R. McKinley<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 31, 2017 12:59 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'WSBA Real Property Listserv'<br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] Abandonment of newly submerged lands<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Has anyone ever dealt with abandonment or relinquishment of lands that have become submerged over time? The client would like to stop paying property tax on property which is now wholly underwater. Any thoughts will be appreciated. An up and coming global warming issue?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif";color:maroon'>Kathryn R. McKinley</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Goudy Old Style"'><img width=214 height=28 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D2DA13.E2B40C90" alt=PHEmailLogo></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"'>717 W Sprague Ave, Ste 1200 <br>Spokane, WA 99201-3505 <br>509.455.6017<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:kathryn.mckinley@painehamblen.com">kathryn.mckinley@painehamblen.com</a></span><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>