About Taxes

About 33% of the population of one of the Counties in Southern Maryland were told they did not and could not qualify for FEMA funds after Huricane Isabel hit. in spite of the fact their property had sustained significant damage.

Do you think these people should be taxed at the same assessment rate as everyone else in the county?

[slik]

Originally Posted by residentofcre

About 33% of the population of one of the Counties in Southern Maryland were told they did not and could not qualify for FEMA funds after Huricane Isabel hit. in spite of the fact their property had sustained significant damage.

Do you think these people should be taxed at the same assessment rate as everyone else in the county?

Why were they not qualified for FEMA ? I'm not sure I understand how/why FEMA assistance would relate to the tax assessment.

I lost my house in the tornado a couple years back - not damaged - lost. We still have not located half the roof but don't even both looking anymore.
I recieved squat from FEMA since I had insurance that covered the damages. While I was rebuilding Charles County dropped my tax assessment down to a "property only" status. Once the house was rebuilt it was moved back to the normal tax assessment.
Of course it has now gone up 78% since - but even though I didn't recieve FEMA assistance I'm unclear on how that should effect the tax assessment.

[MMDad]

Originally Posted by residentofcre

About 33% of the population of one of the Counties in Southern Maryland were told they did not and could not qualify for FEMA funds after Huricane Isabel hit. in spite of the fact their property had sustained significant damage.

Do you think these people should be taxed at the same assessment rate as everyone else in the county?

What does this question have to do with this poll?

[slik]

Originally Posted by MMDad

What does this question have to do with this poll?

Yeah - that's what I was tryin to say

[Toxick]

Originally Posted by residentofcre

About 33% of the population of one of the Counties in Southern Maryland were told they did not and could not qualify for FEMA funds after Huricane Isabel hit. in spite of the fact their property had sustained significant damage.

More fun insurance info. Maryland is a "Hurricane Prone State" and therefore I had to pay a $2000 deductable on the $2400 damage done to my home.

So to repair my fallen fence, my screen door, countless panels blown off my roof, and my deck - I got a whopping $400.


Everyone in the insurance business should die from gonhorrea and rot in hell.



Anyway, I think a lot of places don't get FEMA assistance unless a place has been declared a Distaster Area by the President. Was SOMD declared such in the wake of Isabel? I don't remember.

[willie]

Originally Posted by Toxick

More fun insurance info. Maryland is a "Hurricane Prone State" and therefore I had to pay a $2000 deductable on the $2400 damage done to my home.

So to repair my fallen fence, my screen door, countless panels blown off my roof, and my deck - I got a whopping $400.


Everyone in the insurance business should die from gonhorrea and rot in hell.



Anyway, I think a lot of places don't get FEMA assistance unless a place has been declared a Distaster Area by the President. Was SOMD declared such in the wake of Isabel? I don't remember.

When they raised your deductible to $2000, why did you stay with them? After being with Allstate for 40 years they raised mine to $4700± a couple $. We went with Nationwide at $500 deductible and were treated very well after Isabel did several thousand in damage.

[Toxick]

Originally Posted by willie

When they raised your deductible to $2000, why did you stay with them?

I was unaware of the "hurricane" deductable.

If a tree fell through my ceiling, or if a kid hit a baseball through my front window, or if a car lost control and wiped out my bedroom, or if a chunk of meteorite came through my roof, I would only have had a $500 deductable. (If I remember correctly) - but I missed the hurricane fine-print, apparently.

The people in common ownership communities are assessed the same as those who do qualify in the event of a disaster....

Just because a road is in a common ownership communities [rather 66 miles of road is in the community] and the people are trying to pay to take care of it themselves... they had to fight for 20 years to get FEMA funding... and now the County says it was a one time thing and they would not qualify next time...

To me it's insane...