Government
Oct. 23, 2023
LA sued again over how it charges ratepayers for services
The city is accused not only of charging too much and charging disproportionately, but using the revenues “for a purpose different than that for which the charges were imposed.”
The city of Los Angeles is again accused of violating the state Constitution in the way it charges ratepayers for utility and other services.
A lawsuit filed on Oct. 17 by attorneys from Berding & Weil LLP claims that the city’s fees for sewer service exceed the proportional cost of service for a given parcel. They argued this is a violation of Article XIII of the state Constitution, which requires rates to be anchored to the actual co...
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