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The renter is not paying the property taxes. The landlord is. This feels like a slight of hand that leads to double counting.


That's not how things work. When you file your taxes, your rental properties will be treated as a business and the taxes paid there are a business expense. They are deducted from any rental income before the income is counted for the landlord. It is essentially as if the renter is paying the government directly.


I'm entirely sure that landlord is not taking a loss on those property taxes. It is passed onto the renter.


And what do you think rent price includes?




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