According to Hunter's insurance carrier, the house was more than twice that size – about 6,200 square feet. The property also featured a 2,000-square-foot guest house, a swimming pool and tennis court.
A county assessor visited the six-bedroom house soon after Hunter bought it and took pictures, the congressman said.
But the home's description wasn't corrected in the property file. The house was reappraised at $249,000 – above the sale price but below its market value.
The discrepancy resulted in Hunter paying less in taxes than others in similar-sized properties, although the amount he saved is not clear. The county relies on square footage, lot size, comparable home sales and other factors to calculate assessments, but does not discuss specific parcels without a release from the homeowner.
Hunter refused to give assessors permission to discuss details about his property with The San Diego Union-Tribune, which has been examining the holdings of public officials since a bribery scandal last year sent former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham to federal prison.[1] Of course Hunter's ties to Randy "Duke" Cunningham are another story altogether, one that I will be looking at in the near future.
But the tax dispute with his home begs the question of whether Hunter can be trusted to execute the laws of our nation when he can't even abide by the laws of his locality?
I just this is an invitation for all of us to go and post off topic articles into any thread we want?
ok — getting back on topic now.... What say you?