Posted on 01/27/2009 12:54:41 PM PST by Golddigger3
Well, if you have to pay continual rates to park in your own driveway, then yes.
That is exactly correct.
>I notice they order it by $ rather than %.
You caught the “damned lie” part of these types of statistics. Good job.
An abstract looks like a title but it isn't. The government holds your title and effectively owns your land.
If you are one of the very few people in the country who actually has alluvial title to your property then, yes, you really own your property.
Oh, and I see you've never heard of New York City.
Monmouth in at #15. We paid over $12,000 last year.
I want to go to Georgia.
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LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
# 140 York CountyPennsylvania $2,584 $170,000 1.5% $63,205 4.1%
Mine are about triple—but my income is not!!!
Some states do have personal property taxes on autos. But the point is there are costs associated with private property and taxes reflect them. Technically the state does not take possession of property for unpaid tax debt but auctions off the property to other parties for the taxes owed.
In addition, it is not unique for the state to have access to property rights for non-payment of debts so do private lien holders such as contractors or plumbers, etc.
Thanks for making my day! NOT! Don’t get me started! :-)
Many Americans are now paying hundreds of dollars *every* single month for property taxes. You think that is right?
ALL 21 counties made the top 50 highest tax counties in the country.
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Got you beat #733. Highest score wins right?
I’m in Monmouth also. We were hoping to move to Texas next year. Not sure if we’ll be able to sell though.
Renters pay property taxes.
To verify that your statement was entirely incorrect I decided to check Black’s Law Dictionary (some great reading therein) for the difference between an Abstract of Title and a Title. An Abstract is, as in other uses, merely “A condensed history of the title to land, consisting of a synopsis or summary of the material, or operative portion of all the conveyances, of whatever kind or nature, which in any manner affect said land, or any estate or interest therein, together with a statement of all liens, charges, or liabilities to which the same may be subject, and of which it is in any way material for purchasers to be apprised.” It in no way means the state owns the land. Where did you come up with that idea?
Rent controlled apartments themselves are not sold in NYC by tenants. They sell the right to rent them to subsequent tenants not the apartments themselves.
Number 52, we try harder.
You’re splitting hairs.
“OK, my county is at #253. My household income and home valuation are very near the median, but my property taxes are way higher than the median. To whom should I protest?”
You can complain to me. I won’t do anything for you, but then neither will anyone else! lol
An abstract of title is NOT the title, is it?
Hays County, TX, coming in at #93.
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