WESTWOOD - Opponents of UCLA's proposed 250-room hotel and conference center on campus have filed a lawsuit that challenges the project's tax exemptions and contends it would not be financially viable if it paid all the federal and local taxes required of commercial hotels.
The suit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court late Wednesday by the Save Westwood Village organization and others, also says that existing UCLA guesthouses and visitor centers already break laws by not charging overnight guests occupancy taxes. That poses an unfair advantage over privately owned hotels, the suit alleges. (Read the rest.)
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CityWatch
Vol 11 Issue 29
Pub: Apr 7, 2013