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Old 06-21-2016, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by champion6 View Post
So you went to the Sumter County Appraiser, and now you come here? Prepare to become more confused.

Here is my take on this ... The sliders between your house and lanai are an exterior door. Therefore you lanai is assessed as a covered porch. If you remove the sliders then the lanai is assessed as another room in your house, thereby increasing your assessment.
This is the correct answer.