Tax
Jun. 27, 2023
Opponents of LA’s ‘mansion tax’ disagree on pleadings strategy
"Whatever happens in trial court isn't going to end this litigation. It's so big -- so much money is at stake -- it's going to the Supreme Court. Whoever loses isn't going to stop until they have the final word," said plaintiffs' attorney Keith M. Fromm.
Plaintiffs and defendants in a consolidated lawsuit over a new property sales tax to fund affordable housing in Los Angeles asked for a judgment on the pleadings, a move that one of the parties say is premature for a case that will likely go to the Supreme Court.
The city of Los Angeles, which is defending Measure ULA, says that the plaintiffs' lawsuits are efforts to reverse the will of the voters, 57% of whom approved the measure last No...
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