[MrFlorida]

How does Delaware do it ? Extremely low property taxes, and no sales tax....

[Pugchief]

Originally Posted by kingofbeer

I don't think this will ever happen, if it does I will move out of Florida before it happens. DeSantis and Republicans pander to their conservative base. Some state legislator from Miami wants to get rid of hoa's too. Florida state government is the one who needs to be audited. They built a detention camp in the Everglades that is being closed down that is costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars. They are parking a state trooper at the Dunkin Donuts next to the Pulse Nightclub to hassle people putting chalk on a sidewalk.

Are you a FL native? If not, why would you move to a state that is run in a manner that you disagree with when there are presumably other places that do?

[Pugchief]

Originally Posted by LianneMigiano

15 years ago the taxes on our property in CT were $6,000 a year. God forbid what they must be now! The taxes for our home in Sumter County for the coming year here are $1,700. When we moved here our taxes here were around $1,500 yearly. The taxes have gone up about $200 in 15 years! They used to go up that much in ONE year in our former state. Plus they have an income tax. We have saved the difference of at least that much money every year - for 15 years. I would NEVER begrudge the county for these amounts!!!!!

Hmmm. CT and FL. Why do you suppose that is?

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by Pugchief

Are you a FL native? If not, why would you move to a state that is run in a manner that you disagree with when there are presumably other places that do?

Faulty crystal ball. No way of knowing what the future was going to bring.

[Pugchief]

Originally Posted by MrFlorida

How does Delaware do it ? Extremely low property taxes, and no sales tax....

They get a lot of revenue from being the state of record for many out of state corporations. And this is starting to change, as some of the rogue judges there have made some extremely business-unfriendly rulings recently, causing many corporations to rethink Delaware and use Texas or others instead.

[Normal]

Originally Posted by Pugchief

They get a lot of revenue from being the state of record for many out of state corporations. And this is starting to change, as some of the rogue judges there have made some extremely business-unfriendly rulings recently, causing many corporations to rethink Delaware and use Texas or others instead.

Many are fleeing to Texas , Florida and Nevada because of tax laws.
Leaving Delaware: Why Companies Are Moving to Texas, Florida, and Nevada

[kkingston57]

Originally Posted by bowlingal

people over 65 should be exempt from paying property tax.

Why? People over 65 still use county/city roads, police fire and ambulance services, libraries, etc

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by LianneMigiano

15 years ago the taxes on our property in CT were $6,000 a year. God forbid what they must be now! The taxes for our home in Sumter County for the coming year here are $1,700. When we moved here our taxes here were around $1,500 yearly. The taxes have gone up about $200 in 15 years! They used to go up that much in ONE year in our former state. Plus they have an income tax. We have saved the difference of at least that much money every year - for 15 years. I would NEVER begrudge the county for these amounts!!!!!

7 years ago our house in Connecticut was taxed at around $2000. Our tax here in Florida is around $1700. Our taxes in Connecticut paid for a LOT more than our taxes pay for down here. Our property in CT was almost half an acre of wooded fenced land, with a full basement, in the suburbs. Our public education system was MUCH better than it is down here. The cost included snowplowing, which isn't needed here. Our town had its own Senior Center surrounded by independent living duplexes exclusively for seniors on a budget. We had free music in the summer, access to the high school olympic-sized swimming pool on weekends during school session and most days of the summer. We had our own police department and fire department, plus a volunteer fire department on top of that. We had our own EMS, beautiful well-kept and safe public parks, a low crime rate, and roads that were (mostly) kept in good condition (snow plows and asphalt don't make good friends). Compare to here, where we have 1/5 acre, no woods, no fence, no basement. Lady Lake doesn't have an actual Senior Center, and we can't use the school pool. Some Lady Lake roads aren't even paved, and some are just one-lane potholes surrounded by crumbling pieces of blacktop. Yeah we definitely got a better deal up north with regards to property tax.

[Pugchief]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

7 years ago our house in Connecticut was taxed at around $2000. Our tax here in Florida is around $1700. Our taxes in Connecticut paid for a LOT more than our taxes pay for down here. Our property in CT was almost half an acre of wooded fenced land, with a full basement, in the suburbs. Our public education system was MUCH better than it is down here. The cost included snowplowing, which isn't needed here. Our town had its own Senior Center surrounded by independent living duplexes exclusively for seniors on a budget. We had free music in the summer, access to the high school olympic-sized swimming pool on weekends during school session and most days of the summer. We had our own police department and fire department, plus a volunteer fire department on top of that. We had our own EMS, beautiful well-kept and safe public parks, a low crime rate, and roads that were (mostly) kept in good condition (snow plows and asphalt don't make good friends). Compare to here, where we have 1/5 acre, no woods, no fence, no basement. Lady Lake doesn't have an actual Senior Center, and we can't use the school pool. Some Lady Lake roads aren't even paved, and some are just one-lane potholes surrounded by crumbling pieces of blacktop. Yeah we definitely got a better deal up north with regards to property tax.

And you're here why?

And how is it that Lillian (above) was paying $6000 in CT but you were paying only $2000? Unless your place was waaaay smaller. Hard to compare apples to apples unless you're looking at a similar sqft home on a similar lot.

[RoseyRed]

Read an article about the governor and his real-estate associates wanting property taxes to be eliminated. The big real-estate companies will then increase buying up homes in Florida with no property taxes to pay! There is always a closet deal going on to line the pockets of the ultra-wealthy.

Originally Posted by JGibson

We don't know the details but I would bet big investors who own so much property especially in Tampa would want to be included in this and for all we know lobbied for it.

[Pballer]

If Florida stays true to form, they will eliminate property taxes for homesteaded properties and make up for it by taxing the hell out of the properties owned by non-residents, as well as tourists.

[Unruly]

Is anyone of you really looking at the big picture on taxes?? Explain to me how taxes are increasing every year greater than the inflation rate? Then they increase property taxes on an estimated value of your property? They say your property is worth $$$ so we are taxing you on that amount even though we haven't monetarily gain on that amount. That amount is only realized if we sell our property and make that profit. If you own your property and never sell it, you don't gain anything. These counties around here are making money hand over fist and using the tax money for their pet projects not for essential services.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by Unruly

Is anyone of you really looking at the big picture on taxes?? Explain to me how taxes are increasing every year greater than the inflation rate? Then they increase property taxes on an estimated value of your property? They say your property is worth $$$ so we are taxing you on that amount even though we haven't monetarily gain on that amount. That amount is only realized if we sell our property and make that profit. If you own your property and never sell it, you don't gain anything. These counties around here are making money hand over fist and using the tax money for their pet projects not for essential services.

Why is it too much to ask for posters to do some homework and have a clue what they are talking about before spewing so many words on these boards?

Contrary to what was asserted above, my taxes have *decreased* four of the last five years.

As our individual taxes have decreased, Sumter county revenue has increased due to an increase in the number of taxable properties. Simply put, there are more homes paying tax so the individual taxes is less. And where does that money go, what are the pet projects? Perhaps the poster can do *that* research but a guess would be the increased revenue was spent providing services to the increased number of homes - exactly what might be expect.

Govt can be wasteful and ours is likely no different but a little evidence would go a lot further than blind accusations.