All CAD’s are frauds and crooks. They hire realtors and appraisers, then use their MLS access to access the sold values.

If I sell my current home that has a Homestead Exemption, can I apply for it on my new home? In the same year?

If I sell my current home that has a Homestead Exemption, can I apply for it on my new home? In the same year?

Who would take a job working for these pricks? Especially the person that is in charge of looking for, and reporting "improvements". I barely have forms set for a shop addition and this c*nt is already scouting from the county road. Do they have random citizens they pay finder's fees for tattle tailing? Theft at best.

Yes. Once you purchase the new home, you will need to change your address on your DL and fill out the form to take to the CAD.

In order to get credit, you will need to apply before the cutoff (varies by county) and it has to be for I believe at least 60% of the year. (I.E. you can't apply for it in September, etc.) Usually, your home will have the HS exemption from the previous owners, so the tax bill won't go up. If it's new construction, the prior year is usually taxed at the land value, since the home wasn't built yet.

Your mileage may vary depending on the scenario, of course.

They're the same people who want to be an HOA nazi.

Being in the fire service, property taxes are a tough one for me to address because that is where we get our funding from. Property taxes do not go to the state. They go to your local taxing entities. In my county, the local school district is the biggest recipient of property tax. The county gets the next biggest cut, and the ESD (emergency services district which is the fire departments) get the least.

The school gets 2.5 times what the county gets, and they get 15 times what the fire departments get. For every $1.21 the school gets in taxes, the fire departments get $0.10. That is pretty sad.

I know where my property taxes go so I am not opposed to them, however, I am opposed to the way they are collected and the constant increase year after year. The appraisers can make up whatever number they want for property value. Many of them just go off Zillow or other real estate listings. Basing it off of market value is not a fair way do do it. If we are being honest, the market value of my property is $0 because it is not for sale.

A flat rate per square foot on buildings and a flat rate per acre would be the better way to do it instead of just making up numbers. For services provided, it cost the fire department the same to serve a 1500 sq ft dumpy trailer as it does a 1500 sq ft brand new brick home.

That’s not correct. When you purchase an existing home, even if it has HS exemption in place, this is the opportunity for the CAD to make a large adjustment, then your HS exemption will kick in from that point forward.

My house is in HS, because of that its taxable amount is $575,000 vs its appraised amount of $830,000. If I sold tomorrow, and the new owner put in place a new HS exemption, it would be based upon the new appraised value, which will be much higher than $575,000. And you can apply for HS anytime once you have updated your DL, the old rules of having to wait until January were removed a few years ago, it just won’t go into effect until a certain date, this was to protect homeowners who forget to file for the exemption a year later.