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Old 05-10-2024, 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Will.S View Post
Location Location Location...I am a man of conveniences & dont want to spend an hour on a cart just to get a donut. So I agree with that point.
BUT....... I just can not find an answer to what I feel is a simple question.

Depending on WHERE the home is...I would be paying property taxes, but say I buy a home in the Villages, but also falls in fruitland Park city footprint would I be paying property taxes to the Villages AND to Fruitland Park ? If I bought a home up in Sumter county that is not inside any other city limits, I would only be paying property taxes only to the Villages. To me, paying DOUBLE the taxes would be a big deal.
Regardless of where you buy, you will NOT pay property taxes to the Villages. The Villages collects NO tax at all. In most (all?) areas you WILL pay a maintenance fee to your CDD however, this is NOT a property tax and the CDD is NOT the Villages.

As for property taxes, as I stated above, you will pay property taxes to the county your home is in (Sumter, Lake, or Marion). If your home is in one of the incorporated areas such as Fruitland Park, Wildwood, or Leesburg then you will ALSO pay property tax to that city. In the case of Fruitland Park you would pay property tax to both Lake County and the city of Fruitland Park. It really is that simple.

The next question is what services do you receive from the city you might pay taxes to? There have been multiple threads on that topic with no clear answer.
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