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MF, i rent intentionally to avoid surprise roof bills and the like, and I still pay my property taxes as part of that. It’s built in, neither owner nor manager is taking it on as a cost of doing biz.

Personally, because I WFH for a giant company, it matters not whether I live in RI or LA. It matters a great deal to me, however, and covering that expense monthly beats hell out of paying annually.

If I can calculate why that makes sense to/for us and our lifestyle, so can these loons.

I absolutely know that one way or another, it will get billed to me. But by not owning, I’ve the privilege of paying it as I prefer and literally (and legally) making the property taxes someone else’s problem.

I don’t have to care, I just pay what I said I’d pay, and if things change and we need to up stakes for whatever (likely political) reason, I can do it without screwing around with house showings and RE agents.

Conscious choice to simplify future bills and problems > blowing it off with bullshit.

This got me curious if one could buy land in some remote unicorporated area to avoid any tax jurisdictions, but it seems that there would at the very least be county level taxes.

I think at one time in Nevada (or possibly still) you can get allodial title to property. You don't have to pay taxes on that. However in practice you're simply pre-paying property taxes for a certain amount of time.

IANAL, but I recall this being a thing in a few states.

At first I read these and laughed, now I just feel sad.

FYI there's a eighties movie where a guy does this, gov shows up. Huge standoff.

Forget the ending and name though :(

Call me when you have your day in court. I enjoy watching morons become befuddled.

Would be funny if there were still some old laws which would let new settlers just legally claim that plot from these "natives" after getting it off the records.

Step 1: Sell your property Step 2: Live on the street where there is no property taxes

Has any of this weird, idiot sovcit crap ever worked?

"Educate the tax assessor" I'm screaming.

‘How does one make their property “private”?’ As opposed to public, as it seems to be now? Dude, you’re paying taxes because your property is private.

Don’t want to pay property taxes? Ok here’s all the services you won’t get or be able to use. If you do try, we’ll arrest you.

Fun part: Ask them to point to examples of such cases where the state lost in federal court.

Guide to saving money:

Start a legal battle with the federal government.