[citizen]

RE renters paying taxes via a landlord, Please see posts 22 & 25.

[Ben Ficklin]

Regarding the property tax, how does one compare a 550 sq ft apt to a $70-80,000 house on a lot?

[deport]

Yes I understand but that becomes an appraisal thing doesn't it. Plus you have many more rental units on the same sized piece of property that a single family unit occupies thus the taxes are spread. A 100x150 (15,000 sqft) lot versus a little 700 sq foot apartment... Let's see (15,000 sqft) that's the equivalent of about 20 of those apts, and now stack them up to three stories, that's 60 rental units paying taxes on the same 15,000 sqft of property that one home owner is paying. Yep I understand .....