Mayer v. L&B REAL ESTATE

Opinion

MORENO, J.

Frank and Josie Mayer brought an action to quiet title after they learned that a small portion of a piece of commercial property they owned had been sold at a tax sale. The trial court ruled that the Mayers had not been given adequate notice of the tax delinquency and tax sale, but the Court of Appeal reversed the resulting judgment, ruling that the Mayers’ action was barred by the statute of limitations because they “had constructive and actual notice of the tax sale, providing them with ample time to comply with the one-year limitations period.” We disagree. The Mayers were…