Montrose Management District slapped with new lawsuit

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Montrose property owners have filed a new lawsuit against their neighborhood's beleaguered management district, including its board members, as they continue to press the agency to pay back assessments it collected over the past several years.

The lawsuit follows a recent ruling from a previous case where the court sided with the property owners, determining that the district's assessments were unlawful and that it should repay the money it collected. A judgment said the district has assessed and collected $6,589,092.

According to the new filing, the district and its board members "arrogantly continue to ignore these findings and instead engage in this unconstitutional and illegal conduct until the present time."

The lawsuit, filed Jan. 4 in a Harris County court, is also seeking class action status.

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According to a Jan. 4 statement, the district notes the earlier lawsuit remains pending and that it has no obligation to reimburse any assessments: