A church pays NO TAXES. Under this new ruling, where it is in the public interest to collect taxes on that property, could not the local officials condemn the church property, sell it to a developer, and gain taxable property?
YOW! I think you hit it!
Once again:
A church pays NO TAXES. Under this new ruling, where it is in the public interest to collect taxes on that property, could not the local officials condemn the church property, sell it to a developer, and gain taxable property?
discussed a bit here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1429706/posts
A discussion on churches and how they'll be affected started here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1429706/posts