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Forced by insurance to replace roofs, Sarasota homeowners can expect higher tax bills, too
Herald-Tribune via Yahoo News· 8 months agoFlorida homeowners have increasingly been forced by insurance companies to replace their roofs under...
Sarasota retiree challenges increase in home's taxable value tied to new roof
Herald-Tribune via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA Sarasota retiree has challenged the way Sarasota County Property Appraiser Bill Furst assesses new...
Will Republicans take on Hillsborough County constitutional officers?
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 5 months agoHere was the threat circulating in Hillsborough County political corners in 2023: Democratic incumbents in comfortable countywide jobs such as property appraiser, court clerk, elections supervisor ...
Why one woman's nightmarish tax bill doubled overnight and can she do anything about it?
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoSo how does a property tax bill go from $23,945 to $51,447 — a hefty increase of $27,502? That is...
DeSantis suspended me for no greater cause than ‘blind political ambition’ | Opinion
Miami Herald via AOL· 2 years agoIt was going to be a good day for justice in Hillsborough County, Florida. I was in my downtown...
150-year-old Tampa scroll points to where Black deputy was killed in 1874
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 11 months agoTAMPA — Little is known about Richard W. Roach, known as the first Hillsborough County deputy to die in the line of duty when he was assassinated outside his house. No photograph of Roach exists ...
Hillsborough OKs end to Bearss Groves zoning dispute
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTAMPA — Hillsborough County commissioners resolved a years-long dispute with the Bearss Groves produce stand Thursday, agreeing to a revised zoning designation to allow the retail agricultural ...
Hillsborough Public Defender Julianne Holt aims to retire, endorses successor
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTAMPA — Hillsborough County Public Defender Julianne Holt, who for three decades has led the local office that represents defendants who can’t afford their own lawyers, will not seek reelection ...
Here’s why some Tampa Bay homeowners pay far more in taxes than their neighbors
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe two homes in the Starkey Ranch development in Odessa share many attributes. They have the same square footage, same masonry construction, same number of bedrooms and bathrooms. They have ...
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor makes it official, filing for reelection
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTAMPA — She said in January she would do it. On Monday, Tampa Mayor Jane Castor made it official,...