By Brian Massie, A Watchman on the Wall
We received the following message from a Summit County Senior. We get many messages such as this from Ohio citizens.
“I am a 75 year old homeowner in Summit County. My property taxes take 27% of my monthly retirement check. This is theft in my opinion. In the last 9 years my property taxes have increased 129% while my retirement check has increased 27%. SB-22 (in committee after 13 months) would at least cap the tax at 5% of income which would be a welcome change and probably keep me a homeowner for the foreseeable future.”
“I am, however, doubtful that anything substantially helping senior homeowners will happen anytime soon. Property tax fairness was the topic of a joint committee last year. It was a repeat of one done in the early 2000’s, which produced nothing of note. I hope this one was not a waste of our time and money as well.”
“Thank you for your efforts.”
Summit County Senior
An 82 year old Ashtabula citizen wants to stay in her home.
Mary in Hamilton County wants to stay in her home.
Verna in Hamilton County wants to stay in her home:
Lake County Senior paying her property taxes.
Categories: Community Activism, Real Estate Taxes