California Court of Appeal

In an action challenging a tax on owners of residential real property who rented their properties, summary judgment for Defendants is reversed, where the levy was a general tax that was void because it was not approved by a majority vote of the municipal electorate as required by article 13C, section 2, subdivision (b) of the California Constitution.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/18/2009
• Published 08/18/2009

Judges

• NARES, Acting P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Edward M. Teyssier, for Plaintiffs and Appellants., Van Susteren Law Group and Adam Van Susteren for Tax Foundation as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael J. Aguirre, City Attorney, Joe Cordileone and Bonny Hsu, Deputy City Attorneys, for Defendant and Respondent.