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Housing department briefs council on lawsuits; city has appealed fee ruling to California Supreme Court

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The Los Angeles Housing Department told council members the city has appealed an appellate court ruling to the California Supreme Court in a lawsuit over housing fees; the department said potential repayment exposure was about $13 million at the time of the report, and council members discussed reserve funding and risk.

The Los Angeles Housing Department on Sept. 5 told the City Council that the city has appealed an appellate court ruling about housing fees to the California Supreme Court and that the matter remains unsettled.

Gary Penny, general manager of the Los Angeles Housing Department, said the city appealed the fees case to the California Supreme Court; the department had prevailed in superior court but lost in an intermediate appellate court. Penny told the council the…

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