The law of adverse possession allows persons to obtain legal title to property by occupying the property for at least five years, and satisfying other requirements such as the payment of taxes on the property. In practice,...more
4/17/2013 - Adverse Possession Legal Title Non-Profits Property Tax Religion
The court of appeal recently upheld its previous ruling that a parcel tax approved by Alameda Unified School District (“District”) voters violates the Government Code’s restriction that special taxes apply “uniformly to all...more
3/19/2013 - Ballot Measures Property Tax Public Schools Qualified Special Taxes
SCA 3 seeks to amend the California Constitution relating to taxation by amending Section 4 of Article XIIIA, adding Section 4.5 to Article XIIIA, amending Section 2 of Article XIIIC, and amending Section 3 of Article XIIID,...more
3/19/2013 - Ballot Measures Funding Property Tax Proposed Amendments Public Schools
Below is a summary of the court of appeal’s initial decision in Borikas v. Alameda Unified School District, which was filed on December 6, 2012. However, please note that the appellate court has subsequently granted a...more
1/10/2013 - Appeals Property Tax Severability Doctrine Special Tax Taxing Power Uniformity
The California Supreme Court recently found unlawful a county’s method of calculating administration fees for local governmental entities for the services the county performed under the Triple Flip and the VLF Swap tax...more
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