Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now v. City of Florida City

BASKIN, Judge.

Property owners filed a class action suit against Florida City challenging sewer assessments. They contested the validity of assessments for inaccessible sewers which they asserted conferred no special benefit on their property. They urged the court to grant summary judgment. The City also filed a motion for summary judgment in which it contended the assessments were legal and that the property owners received special benefits from the sewer system. The court agreed with the City and entered summary judgment in its favor. Finding that genuine issues of material fact concerning…