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> If I do nothing to my property, my taxes stay the same. I wish that was the case, but in both counties I've owned houses, the tax appraisal increases every y
by tristor 1y ago
> If I do nothing to my property, my taxes stay the same.
I wish that was the case, but in both counties I've owned houses, the tax appraisal increases every year regardless. They don't even drive by, they just use automation to increase it. I protest every year and "win" which means the increase is reduced or eliminated, but it's a fight to keep your taxes the same regardless.
- alistairSH 1y agoBut that's because the calculated value of the land+building is increasing, right? The method of calculation might be wrong, but the tax going up isn't because the calculation is being arbitrarily changed - it's because one of the inputs is more valuable. At least that's the way it generally works where I live.
- btilly 1y agoThis basically doesn't happen in California due to https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_California_Proposition_13 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_California_Proposition_.... The unintended consequence is that cities get much more in taxes from businesses tban residents. California has therefore overbuilt its business base while underbuilding housing. The result is a severe housing shortage and sky high rents.