City of St. Charles v. DeVault Management

SIMON, Judge.

The City of St. Charles (City) appeals a judgment of the Circuit Court of St. Charles County denying condemnation of apartment buildings in favor of defendants, DeVault Management (DeVault LLC), a limited liability company; DeVault Management (DeVault GC), a general partnership; Gregory Zes and James Zes, individually and as general partners of DeVault GC; and various other individuals and entities.

On appeal, City contends that the trial court erred when it: (1) incorrectly applied a burden of proof in reviewing City’s compliance with the Tax Increment Financing Act (TIF Act),…