Government May Still Owe Virginia Landlord Damages in Tax Fight

The GSA acted according to process when it sought to adjust its payments to a Virginia landlord to account for an apparent over-payment of taxes, but the issue of damages persists in the dispute.

The US Court of Federal Claims denied a motion Tuesday for judgment from Falls Church-based GBA Associates LP, instead granting the General Services Administration’s opposing motion that the government was able to unilaterally adjust its lease terms after it determined it had overpaid on real estate taxes for a large lease. But the court also denied the government’s assertion that the landlord wasn’t entitled to damages ...