City of Atlanta v. Lee

Hunt, Justice.

In Lomax v. Lee, 261 Ga. 575 (408 SE2d 788) (1991), we upheld the validity of a 1952 constitutional amendment establishing a Joint City/County Board of Tax Assessors in Fulton County, but held that the procedure for contesting the assessments of the Joint Board was enacted without constitutional authority. We also held:

The issue of the appropriate remedy for taxpayers who have no constitutionally established process in place to contest their real estate assessments is not before this court. We therefore remand this action for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.…