COURT KNOCKS DOWN CITY'S $12 ANNUAL RENTAL UNIT FEE.Byline: Rick Orlov Staff Writer In a major test of a city's ability to impose new fees, the state Court of Appeal has ruled against a Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. apartment code enforcement Code Enforcement is the act of enforcing a set of s, principles, or laws (especially written ones) and insuring observance of a system of norms or customs. An authority usually enforces a civil code, a set of rules, or a body of laws and compel those subject to their authority to program that has been in effect for more than a year, officials said Friday. The court ruled that the city's $12 a year fee for each rental unit violated the provisions of Proposition 218, the initiative requiring voter approval of any new taxes. ``Local government will now have to comply with the state Constitution and get taxpayer consent before it starts imposing new costly taxes on property owners,'' said Jon Coupal, president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association helped sponsor Proposition 13, the property tax-cutting initiative in California in 1978 which slashed property taxes by fifty-seven percent and initiated a national tax revolt. It was founded by California republican Howard Jarvis. . Deputy City Attorney Richard Bobb, however, said the city plans to appeal the ruling issued Thursday to the state Supreme Court on the matter. The city has argued the fee is needed to cover the cost of a new program and does not represent a tax on property. The city's Code Enforcement Program, for which new building inspectors The following articles relate to the topic of building inspector:
Bobb said the city had no plans to stop the program. Harold Greenberg of the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles welcomed the decision. ``Tenants who never complained about any housing problem were coerced into allowing inspectors to rummage through their units looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. any violation,'' Greenberg said. ``Where does it stop?'' |
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