Pensacola Beach Residents Will Pay Property Tax
PENSACOLA BEACH, FL - A ruling on whether Pensacola Beach residents will have to pay property taxes is now imminent.
That's according to the Assistant to First Circuit Court Judge Michael Jones, who began working on his ruling this week.
The lawsuit was filed by Pensacola Beach residents in 2004 to challenge Escambia Property Appraiser Chris Jones' decision to put beach properties on the county tax rolls.
Beach residents argued that when they bought property, they were told they would only have to pay lease fees and not taxes.
But Jones argued that guarantee was never in any of type of legal contract.
A similar lawsuit filed by owners at Portofino Condominiums was rejected by the First Circuit Court Of Appeals last August.Pensacola Beach Residents Will Pay Property Tax
That's according to the Assistant to First Circuit Court Judge Michael Jones, who began working on his ruling this week.
The lawsuit was filed by Pensacola Beach residents in 2004 to challenge Escambia Property Appraiser Chris Jones' decision to put beach properties on the county tax rolls.
Beach residents argued that when they bought property, they were told they would only have to pay lease fees and not taxes.
But Jones argued that guarantee was never in any of type of legal contract.
A similar lawsuit filed by owners at Portofino Condominiums was rejected by the First Circuit Court Of Appeals last August.Pensacola Beach Residents Will Pay Property Tax
