If you’ve been living in that house for fifty years, apply for a homestead exemption, which many areas offer to old-timers. Another route is to get a historic designation for your house if it’s substantially older than the other houses in the area. Sometimes taxing authorities will put a hold on a tax increase if you can show that you’re applying for state or national historic status. In some parts of the US that have a lot of new construction, even a house that’s 75 years old seems old. You might not get the application approved but it’s a delaying tactic.
How much are they raising your taxes?
They’ve been raising our taxes the “legal” 10% and a wee bit more with their fuzzy math. Those little extra fractions of a percent are compounded so add up over time.
Mr. b says we should turn the house into a church. I’m thinking a better bet would be to claim it’s a mosque and be safe from the NSA, too.