Posted on 11/08/2023 2:48:46 AM PST by Libloather
California Democrat Rep. Adam Schiff allegedly claimed a primary residence in Maryland for years despite his goal to represent Golden State residents in the Senate.
All while owning a 3,420-square-foot home in Maryland, Schiff has reportedly taken a homeowner’s tax exemption on a smaller 650-square-foot condo he owns and designates as his primary residence in Burbank, California.
By claiming his California home as his primary residence, Schiff was able to receive a $7,000 reduction in his property assessment – an estimated $70 in annual savings from property taxes, according to a CNN report. In California, each county collects a general property tax equal to 1% of the assessed value. Schiff, who announced his Senate ambition in January, did not take a similar exemption on his Maryland home.
Tax records reviewed by the outlet revealed Schiff paid his property taxes in California with a personal check featuring his Maryland address in 2017. The outlet's review of past records and comments from the lawmaker, as well as photos shared to social media in recent history, also indicated Schiff has made his Maryland home his full-time residence.
Deed records also revealed Schiff designated his Maryland home his primary residence in 2003, the year he bought the home. Additionally, Schiff reportedly refinanced his mortgage and indicated that his Maryland home was his primary residence in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.
Los Angeles County deed records for Schiff's California condo, which was purchased in 2009 for a little less than $300,000, were notarized in Maryland, the outlet highlighted.
One page of the deed reportedly replaced "California" and "Los Angeles" with "Maryland" and "Montgomery County." The records also listed Schiff’s Maryland home as the return address.
A spokesperson for Schiff’s campaign told Fox News Digital the congressman's primary residence is in California...
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His whole life is a lie.
Isn’t there something in the tax code about claiming TWO properties as primary residences? Has Adam Schiff squared up the apparent contradiction, by paying income taxers in BOTH Maryland and California?
He is surely delinquent in one or the other. Where is his voting registration, both states again? His driver’s license (if any)?
Too clever by half.
It would be hilarious for Committee Chairman Jordan to acknowledge “the congressman from Maryland, Congressman Schiff “ when it is Schiff’s turn to speak.
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You would think by now members of Congress would have it figured out how to report their home in the DC area while working on capital, Hill, and their home in their resident district or state.
So is he admitting a crime by voting in both states’ elections?
I wonder how many NYS Congress critters are cheating on their STAR paperwork...
Question would be...does the guy have a license, and is it a Cal or Maryland license?
Makes a good reason why some mandate for Congressmen/Senators to return to their home-state for ten days out of each month.
“but did he take chicom bribes?”
Why? Is that supposed to be illegal, or sumthin’?
Then he’d just pull a Pelosi and start taking personal trips with government planes footed by us the taxpayers. That would be even worse.
Remember
He’s piglousy’s trained attack dog
She is the daughter of a notorious mob boss in Baltimore is she not ?
,,so shifty is probably cut from the same Baltimore cloth if you get my drift.
Mobocracy of Baltimore mobocrates .
Not being a resident of California, Shifty would be just as ineligible for his seat in the House.
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