A Berkeley landlord has filed a class-action lawsuit claiming the city's law requiring annual apartment registration fees violates the state's constitution.
San Francisco-based Alan Wofsy & Associates, a fine arts publishing company that owns an apartment complex in Berkeley, filed the lawsuit challenging the law, known as Measure MM, the San Francisco Business Times reported.
The lawsuit, which was filed in Alameda County Superior on September 11, is seeking an injunction on the collection of Measure MM fees, as well as unspecified damages and a refund of all fees paid by landlords under the law since it was enacted in 2020.
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