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Havill sued over 'greenbelt' exemptions: 19 landowners say they're entitled to tax breaks, citing a case the Lake appraiser lost last year.

The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL)

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Byline: Stephen Hudak

May 15--TAVARES -- Nineteen property owners have sued Lake County Property Appraiser Ed Havill, claiming he has wrongfully denied them tax breaks for citrus groves, pastures and pine forests that might soon become residential neighborhoods.

At stake is more than $2 million in property taxes that could be used to pay teachers and deputies, pave roads and finance other tax-funded services provided by Lake County government and schools.

"They don't want to pay their fair share," Havill said. "If they don't, who's going to make up for it? Everybody else."

But the lawsuits claim Havill has abused his discretion as the ...

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