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> One side note - a friend of mine has a house that sits on a county and city border, and is taxed in 2 different cities and 2 different counties here on the ou
by nocoiner 3y ago
> One side note - a friend of mine has a house that sits on a county and city border, and is taxed in 2 different cities and 2 different counties here on the outskirts of Houston. He gets multiple tax bills per year, and doing anything to his house is a nightmare because of the different codes (yes, he has multiple building codes in different parts of his house). This is what the state is trying to reduce.
This is not at all what the state is trying to reduce. The number of people who live in houses that straddle jurisdictional barriers is vanishingly small. And I’m sorry to be uncharitable to your friend, but what else on earth would you expect if you choose to buy into such a bizarrely situated property?
- segmondy 3y agoExactly! Anyone deciding to build across cities/counties deserve whatever they get. Won't they reap benefits of both locations? Living in 2 cities qualifies you for benefit of both cities. i.e. You can use both of their libraries. So double taxes is the correct solution.
- LorenPechtel 3y agoThe place probably predates the line being drawn through it. And I doubt you can use both libraries. Typically such straddle places are deemed to be located where their front door is.