[Nfbf-l] any special laws for blind home buyers?

Holly hbeanie at gmail.com
Sun Jul 26 02:01:20 UTC 2009


Besides, when I put in the application. Someone had to have a job to decided
what exemptions I qualified for. Maybe without my application, then someone
might have been without a job. LOL!
Last year I did not have homestead or anything. Let me tell you I am looking
forward to the exemptions this year.
Holly

On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 9:59 PM, Holly <hbeanie at gmail.com> wrote:

> I agree, but some people who qualify don't have to pay theirs.  These are
> mostly people who have been living in a home for quite some time and have
> developed a disability that make them unable to work and are on a limited
> fixed income. For those of us that work, then yes we should pay our fair
> share. God knows I do!
> Holly
>
> On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 2:20 PM, Marion & Martin <swampfox1833 at verizon.net
> > wrote:
>
>> Holly,
>>   I'm not sure about the prospect of not paying property taxes. I believe
>> it is my social & fiscal responsibility to pay my fair share to maintain a
>> working government and associated services.
>>
>> Fraternally,
>> Marion
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Holly" <hbeanie at gmail.com>
>> To: "NFB of Florida Listserv" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 9:28 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] any special laws for blind home buyers?
>>
>>
>>
>>  Marion,
>>> The paper work is easy to fill out. All I needed was a certificate of
>>> blindness form from DBS. Then if I made over $25,000 a year they wanted
>>> to
>>> see prove of that because if I didn't then I would qualify for full
>>> disability exemption not just blind exemption. The full disability means
>>> no
>>> property taxes. I thought I was worth looking into the requirements and
>>> filling the paperwork.
>>>
>>> I don't know how much money you make but I will take the $12 off a year.
>>> That is two rainy day cab rides for Jacy and I a year.
>>>
>>> Holly
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 6:28 AM, Marion & Martin
>>> <swampfox1833 at verizon.net>wrote:
>>>
>>>  Tara,
>>>>  To the best of my knowledge, the only thing that is available to a
>>>> disabled home ower is a small ($500) homestead exemption on property
>>>> tax. At
>>>> 21 mils, this is a savings of about $12 annually. To me, not even worth
>>>> the
>>>> bother of completing the paperwork! HTH!
>>>>
>>>> Fraternally,
>>>> Marion
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "taraprakash" <taraprakash at gmail.com
>>>> >
>>>> To: "NFB of Florida Listserv" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 11:02 PM
>>>> Subject: [Nfbf-l] any special laws for blind home buyers?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  Hello all. A friend wants to know and after her query I would also like
>>>> to
>>>>
>>>>> know if there are special provisions or laws at the state or federal
>>>>> level
>>>>> for the blind home buyers?
>>>>> Any lending agency that gives special consideration or interest rates
>>>>> for
>>>>> such buyers?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> Tara
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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