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I agree. I heard the Mayoress say that 60% of the property taxes are unpaid. It was suggested to her that the names of these property owners be published in the paper. She gasped "Oh no, you can not embarrass people that way."

About increasing taxes: California passed Proposition 13 that froze taxes .."In the state of California, if your property was a beneficiary of Proposition 13, when you sell that property and purchase new property you can take your property taxes with you providing that the new property you purchase costs less than the selling price of the old property and that you are buying in the same county or a reciprocating county. . . "

I purchased a small house in 1973. In 1990 I tore it down to the stud walls (even some of those had to go) and rebuilt adding a 2nd story. Since I kept the footprint the same the tax on the lower floor remained the same but the 2nd story was taxed at the much higher rate. Taxes went from $600 a year to $1,800 every six months.

This formula could work here very easily

Harriette
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