Posted by mkirsch on February 29, 2012 at 05:38:45 from (64.80.110.75):
In Reply to: Amish homes Out Of Code posted by Whizkidkyus on February 28, 2012 at 11:19:53:
I said they bring the PROPERTY VALUES down. As in, when you go to sell it. Your tax assessment won't go down.
So you're paying taxes on a $125,000 home, the Amish come in and stand up their tarpaper shack next door, and instantly your house is worth $75,000.
You're still gonna pay taxes on the $125,000 assessed value of the house. You can whine to the assessor all you want, appeal until you're blue in the face. Won't do you any good. If anything the assessment will go UP to $150,000 because you made a fuss.
Nobody said the Amish weren't good carpenters. They build excellent buildings, structurally. If they made an effort to make the place look presentable, this wouldn't be a problem. But, making the place look nice is vanity, and vanity is a sin.
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