I think The Villages is very transparent about the bond fees on new construction. It is printed on the plat plans for each subdivision of each village.
I think there are two issues when people are shocked and complain about their tax bills. The first is that for year-one that you own new construction, it is taxed as vacant land. When it becomes fully assessed for the value of the home, it is a huge jump and a shock. When you close, you know the taxes that day, but you don't really know what the taxes will be a year from that day.
The second issue is that people just don't read their contracts. When you add in the maintenance assessment, fire assessment, bond payment, etc it's more then many were expecting to pay on their tax bill, but it is all outlined in black and white on the contract if you read it including the full amortization table for the bond payment showing total interest to be paid.
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