Fight Unfair Mello-Roos Taxes

11/19/2025

https://www.nocfd.com/post/city-attorney-provides-ballot-title-and-initiative-description

On November 18, 2025, the City Attorney for the City of Imperial, Katherine Turner provided a ballot title and initiative description for our citizens' initiative to repeal CFD or Mello-Roos taxes in the Mayfield neighborhood. This is an important procedural step in qualifying the initiative for the...

09/28/2025

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Neighbors for CFD Tax Reform is dedicated to mobilizing local residents in Imperial, California to take action against Unfair Community Facility Assessments. We aim to raise awareness and collect signatures for petitions advocating for the repeal or reduction of these assessments, promoting fairness...

09/24/2025

Someone wants to take more than $25,000 of your money for something they don’t deserve. Repeal the unconstitutional Mello Roos tax in Imperial, California.

Find out more by emailing Fight Unfair Mello Roos Taxes at [email protected].

09/12/2025

WONDERING WHY SO MUCH TRAFFIC ON SECOND AND P???? Here is the answer and solution…..

09/07/2025

Case Summary – Novalk, LLC v. City of Imperial et al.

Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
Plaintiff: Novalk, LLC (taxpayer and property owner in the City of Imperial)
Defendants: City of Imperial, Imperial Community Facilities Districts (2004-2 and 2004-3), PCG-Mayfield, Pacific Century Homes, Triple L Realty Partners, William W. Lo, Gazette Ranch, Inc., and unnamed Does.

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Core Allegations
• Improper Formation & Taxation of CFDs:
• Both CFDs were formed with only one “landowner vote,” creating unfair taxation schemes.
• Defendants conspired to impose Mello-Roos taxes on later buyers while original owners avoided payments.
• Failure to Enforce Delinquencies:
• PCG-Mayfield and Gazette Ranch stopped paying special taxes and property taxes years ago.
• The City failed to foreclose within required timelines, allowing debt to balloon with penalties and interest.
• These actions made parcels unmarketable and worthless.
• Deception at Tax Auctions:
• Plaintiff bought 97 parcels at county tax sales in 2020 (and others in 2025), after official notices stated “no taxing agency objected.”
• Later, the City demanded more than $2.5M (now $3.5M+) in “hidden” CFD assessments.
• Plaintiff claims this amounts to fraud and an unlawful “trap” for buyers.
• Denial of Rights:
• Plaintiff requested payoff options, elections, and public hearings, but the City refused.
• Plaintiff’s offers to pay legitimate principal assessments (without penalties/interest) were rejected.
• Alleged violations of constitutional rights to petition and due process.

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Legal Claims (Causes of Action)
1. Inverse Condemnation – unlawful taking of property without just compensation.
2. Violation of Due Process (CA Constitution).
3. Violation of Right to Petition Government.
4. Securities Fraud – false statements in bond offerings about indebtedness and enforcement.
5. Civil Conspiracy – scheme to shift tax burdens from original developers to later purchasers.
6. Declaratory Relief – to confirm plaintiff’s right to a referendum and repeal of unlawful assessments.

09/07/2025

Mello-Roos taxes are supposed to be approved by the voters who own property in the district. Who voted to impose Mello-Roos taxes in the Mayfield neighborhood????

09/06/2025

Petition to vote to repeal unfair taxes.

09/06/2025

PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION TO REPEAL THE UNFAIR TAX

09/05/2025

If you live in the blue area on this map, you are being charged excessive Mello-Roos taxes.

09/05/2025

We have filed a lawsuit to repeal the unfair Mello-Roos taxes in the City of Imperial!

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Sign up with your email and we will send you a copy.

09/05/2025

Do you live on Fieldbrook Court, Grayson Road, Farmington Street, on East 2nd Street between P Street and Brighton in the City of Imperial, California?

If so, please join us to repeal the unfair Mello-Roos taxes assessed on your property. We have proposed to pay off all CFD assessments for the next 12 years. (Everyone pays this fiscal year and then all Mello-Roos assessments would be canceled after that.)

How is that possible? The outstanding bonds on Community Facilities District 2004-2 (Mayfield) are only $1.6 million. The City did not pay for the construction of 4th Street or make promised connections to Huston Road. However, they still want to collect over $5 million from the property owners over the next 12 years.

Novalk, LLC has proposed to pay off the balance due on the bonds for this fiscal year. Novalk, LLC will also, at its own expense, build the remaining connection on 4th Street from Brighton to P Street.
Novalk, LLC will also complete Brooke Street and make improvements to public facilities at its own expense.

However, the City Council has REJECTED this proposal. They want to collect $5 million from the property owners in the District and keep taxing us for the next 12 years!!

Under California law, they can't tax us more than the money they need to pay off the bonds. We have asked the City to hold an election so we can vote on this. The California Constitution gives us that right. So far, the City has refused to schedule the election.

Join us in the fight to repeal this unfair tax!

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