“Educate the tax assessor” I’m screaming.
The tax assessor already has a migraine.
‘How does one make their property “private”?’ As opposed to public, as it seems to be now? Dude, you’re paying taxes because your property is private.
Aren’t they lovably crazy?
They apparently mean private as in invisible to the legal system and not a part of any public records. Not sure what property has ever worked like that for them to be basing such an idea off of.
Guide to saving money:
Start a legal battle with the federal government.
Government: “LOL”. Jail.
Another sovcit has a wonderful answer today.
Don’t want to pay property taxes? Ok here’s all the services you won’t get or be able to use. If you do try, we’ll arrest you.
I’m waiting for the list…
Maybe we should list all the services that they do get.
It’s definitely not waste, water, sewer, electricity hookups, or even a certificate of habitability, which the mortgage company would want. Also no police, fire, or access to schools, parks, sidewalks, street plowing/sweeping, tow services for cars parked across your driveway, heck, the city would be okay with removing the driveway access to the road.
I think what you’d get for free is very annoyed neighbors.
They also don’t actually get any property, because the state isn’t enforcing any property rights
There are a lot of people who don’t pay properly tax and get all of those services, for example, people who rent.
You still pay income tax and sales tax.
Renters pay the owner’s property tax.
water, sewer, electricity hookups
These are, in many parts of the US, provided by utility companies and not exactly funded by property tax.
This is true. Unfortunately, some of those require permits to set up, or if set up, payment in dollars, not forms.
Fun part: Ask them to point to examples of such cases where the state lost in federal court.
Do your own research lazy bones
That would work with someone who argues fairly. But with someone, who has the super weapon of “they don’t want you to know, so they hide those cases”, you won’t get far.
New answer today:
Obviously. Duh.
Maybe I will, for the lolz.
Step 1: Sell your property Step 2: Live on the street where there is no property taxes
