Property taxes…
I've been seeking change in Utah's property taxes for more than a decade. Our residential property tax system needs to be fixed. My ideas of what could correct the property tax system are largely modeled from Prop 13 in California (I like to point out that Howard Jarvis initiated Prop 13, and he was a Utah native). While I'm not particularly eager to borrow anything from California, I think this plan brings his idea back to Utah.
My property tax change ideas are specific to residential rather than commercial. Commercial also needs a revised plan, though there are more viable solutions than modeling it identically to residential. It's essential to have a fair and effective system in place that benefits both homeowners and the community as a whole.
Last year, while fighting the property tax increase, I searched many property parcels, including commercial. I noticed that most commercial assessments didn't go up; if they did, it was minimal. I also noticed that many went DOWN. I found these details odd, but I was so focused on residential that I tabled these curiosities. Researching commercial in Utah is complicated because several years ago, one of our larger commercial brokerages left our MLS system—another tabled curiosity.
Over the past few months, I've escalated my approach, reaching out to any of our representatives who will listen to determine WHY our leaders have yet to be interested in correcting our broken property tax system.
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