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30 Va. Tax Rev. 761 (2010-2011)
In Pursuit of Equity in Property Tax Allocation: Discussing the Flawed Implementation of Proposition 13

handle is hein.journals/vrgtr30 and id is 769 raw text is: IN PURSUIT OF EQUITY IN PROPERTY TAX
ALLOCATION: DISCUSSING THE FLAWED
IMPLEMENTATION OF PROPOSITION 13
Michael Gervais and Dontae Rayford
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION            ............................................... 762
I.    THE ENACTMENT OF PROPOSITION 13.........            ................. 764
A. Inflation.         ..............................    ......765
B. The Petris-Knox Reforms.        ..................     ......766
C. The Serrano Decisions       .......................... 767
D. Failed Reform Efforts.     .......................... 769
II.   THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROPOSITION 13............................ 770
A. SB 154           ...................................... 771
B. AB 8           ....................................... 772
III. THE CONSEQUENCES OF SB 154 AND AB 8 .............................. 775
A. The Loss of Local Control ...           ....................775
B. A Turn to Exoticism and the Fiscalization of Land
Use.......................................777
IV.   PROPOSALS FOR REFORM            ........................   .....780
A. Regional Property Tax Allocation Boards ......         ......780
1. Jurisdiction        ........................       .....782
2. Composition         ............................ 783
3. Voting....................................... 784
Michael Gervais, J.D. Candidate 2011, Yale Law School.
Dontae Rayford, Digital Payments Professional. The authors thank Professor
Heather Gerken, Joshua Geltzer, Consuelo Hernandez, and Professor Michael Wadle
for their invaluable conments, insight, and support.

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