Statewide Homeowners, Inc. v. Williams

Opinion

AULT, Acting P. J.

Denied permission to inspect certain documents and records in the San Diego County Assessor’s Office, Statewide Homeowners, Inc. (Statewide) petitioned for a writ of mandate in the superior court seeking an order compelling the assessor to permit the inspection. The superior court found the assessor was not required by law to keep or prepare the documents and records which Statewide sought to inspect and ruled they were not open to public inspection under the provisions of section 408, subdivision (a), of the Revenue and Taxation Code. Statewide has appealed from the…