Appeals Court rules against Raleigh in $16M developer fee dispute
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has upheld a trial judge’s ruling against Raleigh in a dispute over $16 million in water and sewer fees developers paid between 2016 and 2018.
The North Carolina Supreme Court has approved class-action lawsuits challenging government fees assessed in Raleigh and Carteret counties. Both cases produced unanimous decisions Friday.
Plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit challenging Raleigh water and sewer impact fees criticized the city’s legal tactics in a state Supreme Court filing this week. The dispute involves a $16 million court ruling against the capital city over fees charged to developers between 2016 and 2018.
Raleigh is battling a $16 million court ruling against the capital city for water and sewer fees charged to developers between 2016 and 2018. City lawyers filed paperwork Monday at both of North Carolina’s statewide appellate courts.