City of Casselberry Florida proposes new rental regulations and taxes

The City of Casselberry Florida has a new rental regulation and tax on their horizon. The City of Casselberry is planning on increasing revenue by a "very conservative ... $22,000" by tacking on yet another layer of fees and regulations onto the back of rental property owners most of whom are already strapped financially.

Proposed resolution 09-2088 would force owners of rental properties including single-family homes, condos, mobile homes, and apartment buildings to pay an additional tax each and every year for every unit they own in the city limits of Casselberry. Additionally the property owner would be required to provide their contact information to city hall so that code enforcement could more easily get a hold of them in case of a violation.

Now granted, the tax collector can easily get a hold of property owners each and every November when the property taxes come due. And the Seminole County Property Appraiser website already has maintained on a list of owners and addresses for every parcel within the county. But this isn't good enough. The solution is to tighten the noose around rental owners yet again and end up forcing more of them into foreclosure or bankruptcy in a tough economy.

The 1st hearing on this proposed rental regulation ordinance is this Monday, October 26, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. at the Casselberry city commission chambers.

You can read the entire proposed ordinance here.