Brett L. Price

County Properly Valued Unexpired Cable Franchise By Applying Reasonably Anticipated Term Of Possession Rather Than The Unexpired Time Left On The Franchise Agreement
Brett L. Price, September 20, 2011
In Charter Communications Properties, LLC v. County of San Luis Obispo (--- Cal.Rptr.3d ----, Cal.App. 2 Dist., August 30, 2011), the 2nd District Court of Appeal considered a cable television franchise owner’s challenge to San Luis Obispo County’s assessment of the value of certain...

Assessment For Fire Suppression Services Invalid Because It Did Not Comply With Requirements Of Proposition 218
Jeffrey L. Massey,Brett L. Price, August 5, 2011
In Concerned Citizens for Responsible Government v. West Point Fire Protection District, (--- Cal.Rptr.3d ----, Cal.App. 3 Dist., June 29, 2011), a court of appeal considered whether an assessment levied to fund additional fire suppression services was a special assessment and thus exempt from the...

Purchaser Of Tax-Defaulted Property Did Not Have Right To Rescind Tax-Sale Contract
Jon E. Goetz,Jeffrey L. Massey,Brett L. Price, June 10, 2011
In Ribeiro v. County of El Dorado, (--- Cal.Rptr.3d ----, Cal.App. 3 Dist., May 10, 2011), a court of appeal considered whether the purchaser of tax-defaulted property may pursue traditional contract remedies to rescind his agreement to purchase such property, or whether the purchaser is limited to...