This is not a landlord-tenant question but I would appreciate any thoughtful responses. I am on an ABA Military Pro Bono list so a JAG attorney called me with this question. ______________________ A military dependent has two properties. One is in Georgia and the other in the Fort Walton Beach area of Florida. She has used the Georgia property as her primary residence for years, but for some reason, both properties were claimed as homestead. Okaloosa county tax collector has asserted unpaid property taxes of approximately $3,500 and penalties of $16,000 on this property that is worth about $50,000. The JAG attorney said he called the tax collector office to negotiate the amount down and they told him, ‘This is not let’s make a deal.’ They seemed completely unwilling to negotiate the penalties. Any suggestions? ______________________ Dennis A. Chen, Esq. Chen Law Firm, PA 5401 S. Kirkman Rd., Ste. 310 Orlando, Florida 32819 Tel: (407) 392-1872 Fax: 1-866-571-3421 dennis@chenlaw.net Bankruptcy * Civil Litigation * Landlord/Tenant * Personal Injury * Real Estate Litigation CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail, including any attachment, contains legally privileged and confidential information and is intended solely for the recipient. Should the intended recipient forward this message to any person or entity, that action could constitute a waiver of the attorney-client privilege. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is prohibited. If this communication was sent or received in error, please notify us by reply e-mail and delete the original message.