The Connecticut Appellate Court has dismissed the last remaining claim in a class-action lawsuit against the Town of Madison for charging excessively high building fees.
The lawsuit filed in 2004 by Neighborhood Builders Inc. claimed that a 50 percent increase in building fees imposed by the town in 2003 violated the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act. The case has been watched closely by attorneys who represent builders and other municipalities, because it could impact the way building permit fees are set in other municipalities.
