LAST OPPORTUNITY FOR TAXPAYER REFUNDS FROM THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OPEN SPACE AUTHORITY
Taxpayers who made claims against the Open Space Authority for refunds of illegally-collected special assessments should by now have received their refund checks. Any taxpayer who filed a timely claim, responded to any requests by the Claims Administrator for further information, and has not yet received his or her refund check in the correct amount or amounts should contact the taxpayer’s class action attorney immediately by email at appeals@tankelaw.com. Please provide a copy of the claim and details of any communications with Garden City Group (the Claims Administrator) or OSA personnel.
There is a dispute resolution process that allows unpaid taxpayers to submit their unpaid or insufficiently paid claims to a neutral referee for a binding decision as to whether the claims are valid and must be paid. Unpaid claims will be submitted to the referee by the taxpayer’s attorney without cost or charge to the taxpayer. If the referee rules in the taxpayer’s favor, a refund check will be issued.