mack_turtle Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 (edited) 400 Lake Austin homes have not paid property taxes in over three decades. Discuss. Edited June 13, 2019 by mack_turtle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ridenfool Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 I think that was on Lake Austin, not Travis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATXZJ Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 10 hours ago, mack_turtle said: 400 Travis lakefront homes have not paid property taxes in over three decades. Discuss. source? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack_turtle Posted June 13, 2019 Author Share Posted June 13, 2019 www.statesman.com/news/20190607/lakefront-tax-break-why-mansions-on-lake-austin-are-exempt-from-city-taxes https://communityimpact.com/austin/lake-travis-westlake/city-county/2019/06/10/roughly-400-lake-austin-properties-may-soon-begin-paying-city-property-taxes-for-the-first-time-in-33-years/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATXZJ Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Typical. Its just like everything else in this country, the transfer of wealth upward. I'm done with it 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 LOL! Not the most popular neighbor at the yearly picnic I bet. Oopsie! Quote Current Austin City Council members only recently became aware of the exemption after a couple who own a $3.7 million home on the north shores of Lake Austin, abutting the eastern edge of Emma Long Park, found out they were not getting the same deal as their neighbors. The couple sued and council members learned that what they initially thought was an isolated error included numerous homes. This right here: Quote “We have low-income homeowners selling their houses if they can’t afford property taxes, and parts of West Austin aren’t paying any city taxes on their multimillion-dollar homes at all?” Council Member Greg Casar said. “It’s just indefensible and it’s time to fix it.” In general, I think it's BS for the city to say you won't pay taxes but you will get no services in unincorporated areas. The reality is that EMS and AFD will respond where needed and when needed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Does anyone know if they have a volunteer FD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridenfool Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 The missus mentioned a high school friend with a home on Lake Austin with a ski boat who recently shared how they are selling the house and moving to Pagosa Springs, CO. I suspect their home may have been one of those in the ranks of the exempted properties and they are getting ahead of the tide to avoid a major tax hit in the near future. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockshins Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 https://www.kut.org/post/statesman-reporter-recounts-mistake-allowed-lakefront-properties-avoid-paying-taxes Here's a good article. "They have access to police and EMS and fire services; fire is a little more limited because there's a lot of mutual aid agreements" "The services that they don't have are water, wastewater and trash. They are not connected to the larger water system and Austin Resource Recovery. The city's trash service does not pick up their trash." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4fun Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 I live in an unincorporated area and my taxes are lower (why I bought the house)! I have a septic tank, we have are own contract with trash and water, no natural gas to the neighborhood (LP tank). So just because Austin has grown into these rural areas doesn’t mean the people that live there are criminals or evading taxes! Those houses weren’t million dollar houses when many of those people bought them! Now get off my lawn!😜 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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