Legal Opinion
Merkoh Associates, LLC v. Los Angeles Unified School District
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 22, 2016No. B265178Published
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FLIER, J.
— The only issue on appeal is whether Civil Code section 3287 (section 3287), which provides for interest when damages are awarded, applies specifically to interest on a refund for a development fee paid to the Los Angeles Unified School District. We conclude that section 3287 does not apply because Government Code section 66020, subdivision (e) more specifically sets forth the interest available on the development fee refund.
The substance of Government Code section 66020 (section 66020) was enacted in 1984 as part of the Mitigation Fee Act (Gov. Code, § 66010 et seq.).…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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