Posted on 05/17/2021 9:00:48 PM PDT by Impala64ssa
ATLANTA — A Channel 2 Action News investigation has found that Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and her husband have two active homestead exemptions, which is against Georgia law.
A homestead exemption is a big tax break any Georgia homeowner is entitled to for their primary residence. It is against the law to file for more than one.
But Channel 2 investigative reporter Justin Gray pulled records showing that the Greenes are getting the tax break on two different homes in two different counties.
In a statement, Greene’s office told Gray to mind his own business and called it a “pathetic smear” when he asked them about the homestead exemptions.
Greene still owns a North Fulton county home, but also bought a $610,000 house in Floyd County last year in the 14th Congressional district, which she represents.
A member of Congress does not have to live in the district they represent. But what you legally cannot do is file multiple homestead exemptions.
William Perry is the founder of the nonprofit Georgia Ethics Watchdogs.
“You get a tax break for your permanent residence. But you don’t get to do that in two places. That’s against the law,” Perry said.
Through open records requests, Channel 2 Action News pulled the Greenes’ homestead exemption applications in both Fulton and Floyd counties.
In the Floyd county application, Greene’s husband left blank the line that asked if they had another active exemption on any property.
But Fulton County tax officials confirm to Gray, that Greene never stopped getting the tax break on the Fulton property.
The Fulton County Board of Assessors said in a statement:
“The property owners filed for homestead exemption in Fulton County in May of 2019 and it became effective for the 2020 tax year. Per GA law, you can only have one homestead exemption. In this case, Fulton County will consult with Floyd County to confirm and determine in which county the exemption is not valid.”
Channel 2 Action News contacted Greene, who said in a statement:
“Georgians care about their livelihoods and their family’s safety. Yet WSB is focused on paperwork, which is being taken care of. I’m a proud resident of the 14th district. Justin Gray needs to mind his own business instead of launching yet another pathetic attempt to smear me and my family.”
But it’s more than a paperwork issue, it’s against Georgia law.
The penalty for filing a false homestead exemption according to Georgia code is twice your tax bill. For the Greenes, according to their 2020 bill, that could be nearly $12,000.
“This isn’t a paperwork issue, this is fraud. You can’t accidentally declare homestead exemption in two different counties,” Perry said.
UPDATE: More than 15 hours after our story aired, a spokesman for Marjorie Taylor Greene issued a second, new statement calling it “fake news” and blaming Fulton County for the error writing: “Fulton County did not respond to requests to cancel the exemption in January, possibly due to COVID. Everything has now been corrected”
Channel 2 investigative reporter Justin Gray reached out to Fulton County to see if they received anything from Greene, however Fulton County previously told Channel 2 Action News they had received no communication or documents from Greene regarding the Homestead tax exemption.
They wont investigate the Biden family, nah cant do that that would be really really bad..but instead they go after Greene for this absolute NONSENSE..Good God our country is mega screwed isnt it
“They” are going to give her and other American patriots continual “anal exams”. Get used to it.
Can you say WGAF? It ain’t a radio station.
This is the same garbage the Left used to take down Trump’s charity foundation. Look for any i’s or t’s not dotted or crossed and you got yourself a scandal of Watergate proportions.
Georgia takes their tax laws seriously!
Election laws not so much.
AMAZING how the Democrat Media can go after its political enemies like bloodthirsty hounds - but are lapdogs when it comes to serial felons like Democrat Hump-her Biden...
Oh they are working soooooooooooooo hard to destroy America!
I wonder if any of the news morons actually did a title search on either of the homes. Boy oh boy they sure hate Greene, and that makes me like her even more.
| Rank | Law | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prohibited to open an umbrealla on a street | Alabama |
| 2 | Dominoes may not be played on Sunday | Alabama |
| 3 | Illegal to throw confetti or spray silly string | Alabama (Mobile) |
| 4 | Flamingoes are not allowed in barber shops | Alaska (Juneau) |
| 5 | Denying someone a glass of water is prohibited | Arizona |
| 6 | Dogs are not to bark after 6PM | Arkansas (Little Rock) |
| 7 | Spitting is only permitted on baseball diamonds | California (Burlingame) |
| 8 | Illegal to collect rain water | Colorado |
| 9 | It is illegal for car dealers to show cars on Sundays | Colorado |
| 10 | A pickle is not a pickle unless it bounces | Connecticut |
| 11 | One is not to walk backwards after sunset | Connecticut (Devon) |
| 12 | It is prohibited to fly over water without sufficient supplies | Delaware |
| 13 | The singing in public places while wearing a bathing suit is not allowed | Florida |
| 14 | Skateboarding without a license is prohbited | Florida |
| 15 | One is not to live on a boat for more than 30 days | Georgia |
| 16 | Illegal to eat fried chicken any way but with your hands | Georgia (Gainesville) |
| 17 | Chickens are not permitted to cross the road | Georgia (Quitman) |
| 18 | No billboards allowed | Hawaii |
| 19 | You cannot place a coin behind your ear | Hawaii |
| 20 | It is prohibited to gift a box of chocolates weighing more than 50 lbs | Idaho |
| 21 | No bicycles allowed in tennis courts | Idaho |
| 22 | The giving of whiskey to dogs is prohibited | Illinois (Chicago) |
| 23 | No kites allowed to be flown within city limits | Illinois (Chicago) |
| 24 | The value of pi is 4, not 3.1415 | Indiana |
| 25 | The reading of palms is prohibited | Iowa (Cedar Rapids) |
| 26 | It is illegal to catch a fish with bare hands | Kansas |
| 27 | No false promises allowed | Louisiana |
| 28 | Nobody is to step out of a plane mid-flight | Maine |
| 29 | Christmas decorations must not be up past January 14th | Maine |
| 30 | It is not permitted to take a lion to the movies | Maryland (Baltimore) |
| 31 | Beer is not to be given to hospital patients | Massachusetts |
| 32 | All putt-putt courses are to be closed no later than 1am. | Michigan (Detroit) |
| 33 | Nobody is to cross state lines with a duck atop their head | Minnestoa |
| 34 | Anyone disturbing church services is subject to a citizens arrest | Mississippi |
| 35 | It is prohibited to frighten a baby | Missouri (Mole) |
| 36 | The raising of pet rats is prohibited | Montana (Billings) |
| 37 | Doughnut holes are not to be sold | Nebraska (Lehigh) |
| 38 | No camels are allowed on highways | Nevada |
| 39 | Tapping feet, nodding head, or moving to music in any water is prohibited in restaurants | New Hampshire |
| 40 | It is required that a person lend a phone to another in need | New Jersey |
| 41 | No slippers before 10 pm | New York |
| 42 | It is illegal to sing off-key | North Carolina |
| 43 | No bingo games shall last more than 5 hours | North Carolina |
| 44 | The serving of beer and pretzels simutaneously is not allowed | North Dakota |
| 45 | Noone shall participate in a duel | Ohio |
| 46 | Drivers must not pump their own gas | Oregon |
| 47 | Professional sports are not to be played on Sundays | Rhode Island |
| 48 | it is prohibited to catch a fish using a lasso | Tennessee |
| 49 | Drinking of milk is mandatory | Utah |
| 50 | It is prohibited to harass Bigfoot | Washington |
And, how their REAL (sleazy, nefarious) crimes never get so much as a wrist slap.
Maybe Greene and the hubby each own a home, qualifying both of them for the exemption?
woops forgot link to the site:
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/50-dumb-laws-across-the-united-states.html
It might be instructive to look at how this reporter dealt a few years ago with Lucy McBath claiming a homestead exemption in Georgia, while having her primary residence in Tennessee.
Wait'll the DemoCommies get a load of conservatives ignoring "the law" like they do.
We tire of being the "Law And Order Chumps".
So - eff their garbage Georgia law.
They can jam it where they told us to jam the Georgia voting laws.
I know, it's DIFFERENT when the Commies ignore the Georgia voting laws. They need to win by any means necessary.
Doesn’t the state prevent them from doing it on more than one home?
This article is an utter misrepresentation of what a homestead exemption even is
Unless they are bankrupt or owe taxes or one the couple die
It doesn’t Fing even matter
Not sure if I missed it, but I’m not seeing any claim regarding how $$$ much MTG supposedly saved in property taxes by filing two exemptions. In California, we have something similar where you can only claim a primary residence exemption on one home. But the exemption saves you a piddling 80 bucks a year. I’m sure that there are an analogous slew of penalties if you claimed more than one exemption, but if someone did it, it’d undoubtedly be due to a simple error not some nefarious intent. No one needs an $80 break that badly.
“They” are going to give her and other American patriots continual “anal exams”. Get used to it.”
Exactly. While this, if it is true, is stupid, it pales in comparison to what many other Politicians have done. That said, if you are going to run for office as a Conservative you better have your stuff together. Like Donald Trump. That man was investigated for years and years by the GubMint and they can’t find sh_t on him. He’s squeaky clean.
As Rush has said, on numerous occasions, No Man on this Earth has been anally examined like Donald Trump. No Man on Earth has ever been so clean. Trump played by the book. Paid his taxes and is squeaky clean. And, this fact has the DEEP STATE infuriated.
she should have hidden the second exemption application on hunter biden’s laptop or hillary clinton’s email server.
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