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Originally Posted by Rainger99
A community development district (CDD) is a local, special-purpose government framework authorized by Chapter 190[1] of the Florida Statutes.
And I know amenities aren’t a tax but they are a payment made to a governmental entity.
Knowing how things work is helpful.
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The SLCDD governs the area immediately surrounding Lake Sumter square. I doubt it reaches to the nearby villas. It governs but it doesn’t govern you or me.
We can look up the dictionary definition of a tax for a fun discussion but others will be bored. Our amenity fee is fixed by the terms of our deed restrictions. For many of us the SLCDD collects it and spends it but they have little or no ability to modify it. Unlike a general tax that can be used for any function of the governmental entity collecting it, the amenity fee is a fee for service and must be used for running the amenities. Some may feel that is a distinction without a difference but I feel the distinction is significant.
Again, the way I see it, the SLCDD neither governs me nor taxes me.
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