Paying commercial property taxes is a large expenditure that every self storage facility must contend with. And while you cannot protest the taxes themselves, you can, however, protest the assessment of your property. By learning the rules of the game, you can save thousands or even millions on your taxes. And with the help of tax expert, Jay Kanter of Realty Tax Consultants, you can learn the ins and outs of the process. [More]

In many states, fire departments facing budget deficits are responding by charging fees to local area residents for fire service -- fees for equipment used, for the time served by firefighters fighting a fire (including overtime for night fires), etc. Some states, though, have banned the practice of fire departments charging fire victims for their services. Florida is one of those states. However, a few localities are getting around the ban a different way -- by assessing a new tax on businesses and homeowners. The tax is often called the fire service tax or fire service fee. Now a Florida self storage owner is leading the fight against fire service fees in the city of Brooksville. [More]