Tuesday, July 19, 2022
Gonna get that property tax money one way or another
HOPKINSVILLE, K.y. (WZTV) — The city of Hopkinsville has announced a program called The Lot Next Door that aims to cleanup the abandoned or poorly maintained lots around the city by reassigning vacant properties to neighbors who will maintain them.
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That's a great program, actually.
ReplyDeleteI can see the good side. It can bring the neighborhood up from a slum to a decent place to live.
DeleteYep.
DeleteAbandoned properties are actually kind of a difficult problem for municipalities. If there is a structure on it, then it might not sell at all because the new owner doesn't want to try to bring it up to code or doesn't want to pay to safely remove it (asbestos, etc.). Here in Memphis, that used to be a real issue, so they began just proactively removing any structures that didn't sell at auction and offering the land only, which was the only way to get someone to buy them. There are lots of new homes around the St. Jude area that were eyesores before they implemented that program.
Not only that, but the city gains a new source of tax revenue a year later.
DeleteDiabolical scheme, Mr. Whiplash...
Someone had their property seized for non-payment of property taxes or whatever reason.
ReplyDeleteWas that owner offered tax forgiveness? Given anything for what they had in the property?
Don't pay the vig, we take your property. Old news. Gangster government.
I have always just automatically cut the grass whenever I lived next to an unoccupied property. I don’t understand why you would let the property next to yours become a derelict eyesore.
ReplyDeleteIn some of the neighborhoods in my area, you can always tell the homes that are owner occupied, vs those that are just being rented. The ones that are well maintained are owner occupied, while those that are rented are near jungle like, with the grass hardly ever mowed, trash strewn about, cars parked all around and no thoughts given to fix them, etc
DeleteThe one and only time that I ever rented, while attending Bible College, plus working with a family, I found the time to mow the lawn and keep things picked up. I used to think that it was old school vs new school, but then I see a lot of older people now that don't take care of their own lawns, and property, and I have to say, I think that comes down to a lack of ambition, as they would rather go to the casino or sit and watch the boob tube and drink beer etc.
From my observation it quite often simply comes down to prioritizing the finances. Pour a bunch of money into landscaping the place, or spend that money on property taxes and keep a roof over your head for another year?
DeleteThe reality is when given the lot next door they clean up the trash and mow the lawn.
DeleteThats where the street bums bunk down at night around here.
ReplyDeleteLook if you are forced to pay taxes you do not own the land. You think the queen of England pays taxes? Stop feeling the beast, go nomadic. Or use the system to fight them. Get creative. Stop feeding the beast. Fraud, waste, and abuse = government/government employees
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So what happens if you maintain a property for 11 months, 29 days and the city informs you that some connected asshole had purchased the property for an undisclosed price, thanks for the effort?
ReplyDeleteI read that that type of program worked well in Detroit, eyesores disappeared, neighbors got bigger lots and that street looked a lot better.
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