Couple of these signs got posted along the neighboring treeline. Anyone know any particulars about what the posting might mean?
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Absolutely nothing to do with that, they likely just found out a good way to save on property taxes, $0.13/acre for land in the program.Thanks! This explains a lot.
These signs went up this last summer. I thought maybe it had something to do with hunting or shooting or trespassing?
Other neighbor has a backyard shooting range in the valley next to where these signs were placed. Sounds like it has nothing to do with them?
I have family that is in this program. Many years later they truly regret it. It really limits what you can do to your land.
Chuck
The fine is nominal, and the back taxes are variable.I don't recall. But the prospect of paying the back taxes plus interest and a fine per acre made them regret it.
How much land was in the program?The fine is nominal, and the back taxes are variable.
Since the seller of the place I bought didn't disclose this in the listing, I had asked that they remove it from the program. IIRC, it was under $3,000, but they were adamant they would not be doing it.
Since they put a new roof on the place and everything else we asked for, I let it go.
Again, you do not need to pull out full acres if you are building on it, just small sections. Hunting, fishing, even cutting sections of timber are allowed.
Less than 20 acres. So fines, 10 years of back taxes and fees were under 3k. If you call your county assessor, they can do the math on costs to remove all (or some) of a property from the program.How much land was in the program?
chuck
It promotes good forest management, no grazing animals, and no building structures on permanent foundations. Makes sense if you want to get a tax break and maintain your property for forest production.I have family that is in this program. Many years later they truly regret it. It really limits what you can do to your land.
Chuck
Exactly.It promotes good forest management, no grazing animals, and no building structures on permanent foundations. Makes sense if you want to get a tax break and maintain your property for forest production.
If you want to pay full taxation, run hogs, build pole barns then by all means, don't enter the program.
The rules are laid out pretty straight forward.
10 acres.Does anyone know off the top of their head if there is a minimum parcel size? I've got a 1.7 acre parcel across the road which is in a flood plain but the county is raping me with residential property taxes on it. They don't seem interested in correcting the issue, if I could Charlie Brown it out from under them it would be well worth the effort.
How convenient.10 acres.
Correct. There was a house on it at one time, the county came in and raised the road bed and the house began to get flooded on occasion. The previous homeowners apparently walked away from it, H.U.D. condemned it, dug a hole and buried what was left of the house and rezoned it flood plain.How convenient.
I'd fight it if its in a flood plain. You cant build on it because of that, right @phylodog ?
IF not I wonder if you could get it reduced since its not suitable for building on.
The program has been around since the 1920s (IIRC) to preserve forests and they encourage that by reduced taxes. Not sure how 1.7 acres is much of a "forest", or how the taxes on that little bit of undeveloped land would be much.How convenient.
I'd fight it if its in a flood plain. You cant build on it because of that, right @phylodog ?
IF not I wonder if you could get it reduced since its not suitable for building on.