County Commission wants state to help with single-family rental blight
“We are being impacted in a negative way,” Shelby County Commissioner Erika Sugarmon said. “If you own 50 properties, you should also be able to pay a commercial tax rate.” (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
The resolution approved Monday calls on the state to allow the city and county to tax single-family rental portfolios of 50 or more homes at a higher commercial property tax rate.
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