community centers Jewish Community Centers Develop. Corp. v. County of Los Angeles By feeds.findlaw.com Published On :: 2016-01-05T08:00:00+00:00 (California Court of Appeal) - In a property tax refund action based on the welfare exemption set forth in Revenue and Taxation Code section 214, the trial court's judgment in favor of plaintiff is affirmed where: 1) the State Board of Equalization's (SBE) interpretation of section 214 was clearly erroneous; 2) the SBE's advisory rule regarding who must file a welfare exemption is not binding and therefore should not be given independent legal effect; and 3) the County failed to establish that the trial court should have denied a tax refund because plaintiff's claims were tardy and its claim forms were incomplete. Full Article Tax-exempt Organizations Property Law & Real Estate Tax Law