Fulton County Board of Tax Assessors v. Toro Properties Vi, LLC

BARNES, Presiding Judge.

In these companion cases, the Fulton County Board of Tax Assessors (the “Board”) appeals from the superior court’s grant of attorney fees to Toro Properties VI, LLC (“Toro”) after Toro’s successful ad valorem tax appeals challenging the Board’s valuation of two parcels of commercial real property. The Board asserts that the superior court lacked jurisdiction to award litigation costs and attorney fees and, further, that the trial court’s award runs contrary to the public policy of Georgia. We disagree and affirm.

The facts of this case are undisputed. Toro is the owner…