The property taxes in downstate, suburban NY City are obscene. A friend owns a very typical 4 bedroom suburban house in Westchester, and they pay $21,000 in property taxes every year. He recently became semi-retired when he was let go from his job, and it effectively means his family can’t afford to stay in their home.
Its a new form of feudalism. One doesn’t own one’s own property and taxes are destined to support the Lords of the state regime and their retinue.
Westchester property tax payers should seek an injunction under Amendment V.
and it effectively means his family can’t afford to stay in their home. “””
That scenario is exactly what led to Prop 13 in California in 1978.