Fresno County supervisors claim county Assessor Paul Dictos has been overcharging developers in real estate transaction fees and have threatened to take him to court. If they sue, they’ll have to pick up the tab on his legal fees, Dictos argues.
At issue is a $75 fee levied under state legal code for real estate transactions and how many times it should be charged to developers. Dictos has interpreted the fee to be charged per parcel in the transaction, noting hundreds of parcels could be included, while the board has argued the fee is to be applied once per transaction up to $225.
Dictos has interpreted the $225 cap in the legal code to apply differently, according to a letter form his attorney, Patience Milrod…