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We seem to be in huge trouble

Author Glenna Roberts
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#1 | Posted: 16 Sep 2009 04:09 
I got a phone call from my county tax office (Sarasota county). It seems that we have been criminals since 1998 with out our knowledge. My husband tried to pull a homeowners permit on Friday to replace some siding on his house and that flagged him on the tax rolls.
A little background....
We married in 1998, we both had homesteaded homes. My husband lives in his home in town 4 nights a week. The drive to work is 11 minutes. His drive to work from my house is 45 minutes. He workes 4-10 hour days. He consider's this his primary residence.
I live in the country, horses and livestock which are not allowed in his deed restricted neighborhood. This is my homestead. He spends 3 days here.
We file joint income taxes at his home. He has all utilities in his name and has a motorcycle tagged there. In 2006 he did a driver's licence change of address to my home, mostly due to ease of voting. No lines, easy access. We at the time, did not realize this was anyway ilegal. I have now been told this is a 3 degree felony by the tax office.
The tax office is trying to say that because my parents, who lost their home in 1998, moved in my hisbands home that we are commiting fraud. We did let them move in and my husband's daughter(adult) also lives there too. It is a 3 bed room home.
They are threatening a tax lien, 14,000.00 plus 50% per year and 15% interest.
I spent 6 hours reading this site and to me it looks like we do have standing on seperate homesteads.
HELP! Where should we start? Do we have any relief?
Glenna

Author johnbsims3
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#2 | Posted: 4 Nov 2009 07:26 | Edited by: johnbsims3 
You only have standing on seperate homesteads if you are married, separated and NOT supporting each other. See this topic for more details; http://www.homesteadpropertyexemption.info/index.p hp?action=vthread&forum=4&topic=553
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