Meeting Devo's

[Pony]

A friend, who's a judge, just sent me this on taxation in Fla in email...

§ 196.081. Exemption for certain permanently and totally disabled veterans and for surviving spouses of veterans
(1) Any real estate that is owned and used as a homestead by a veteran who was honorably discharged with a service-connected total and permanent disability .... is exempt from taxation,
A person who is quadriplegic does not have to pay real estate taxes on their Florida homestead. There is NO income qualification. Here's the statute.
§ 196.101. Exemption for totally and permanently disabled persons
(1) Any real estate used and owned as a homestead by any quadriplegic is exempt from taxation.
The same statute provides in subsection (2) that a paraplegic, hemiplegic, or other totally and permanently disabled person, who must use a wheelchair for mobility or who is legally blind, does not have to pay real estate taxes on their Florida homestead. Here's the statute.
(2) Any real estate used and owned as a homestead by a paraplegic, hemiplegic, or other totally and permanently disabled person, as defined in s. 196.012(11), who must use a wheelchair for mobility or who is legally blind, is exempt from taxation.
BUT, subsection (4)(a) of that same statute says that a person entitled to the exemption in subsection (2) "must be a permanent resident of the State" and "the gross income of all persons residing in or upon the homestead for the prio year shall not exceed $14,500. (THis is adjusted every year and is now set at $22,872). Here's the statute.
(4) (a) A person entitled to the exemption in subsection (2) must be a permanent resident of this state. Submission of an affidavit that the applicant claiming the exemption under subsection (2) is a permanent resident of this state is prima facie proof of such residence. However, the gross income of all persons residing in or upon the homestead for the prior year shall not exceed $ 14,500. For the purposes of this section, the term "gross income" includes United States Department of Veterans Affairs benefits and any social security benefits paid to the persons.
So, subsection (1)applies to quadriplegics and does not require an income cap. Subsection 2 applies to other disabilities and by subsection 4 they have an income cap. And service connected t & p disability does not require an income consideration at all. In fact, the article that I cited discussed a multimillionaire who lived in a very valuable home on Palm Beach and paid zero, zip, nada taxes because he was a disabled veteran (I don't believe they could determine his disability for the article and he was not disclosing it.)

[Pony]

Also, i got hurt in Maryland...the first two Winters post injury sucked so bad that i jumped a jet to Miami, where my dad was. Getting away from the confining Winter was best decision i ever made...i'm functional all year long, never wear big coat. Plus, i love the Sun n beach so much!! You couldn't buy me a masion to live in up north...but hey, everybody's different!

[diveguy99]

Hey Tony, that was very impresive, unlike my spelling. How are the bugs and snakes. I got a real problem with big bugs crawling on me in the dark and always had a snake problem, like them going up my leg. How are the citys v country? Lot of acess? WOMEN? Tell me more!!!!!!!

[Triassic]

Lots of both big cockroaches and hot looking ladies in FL.

[Triassic]

Thanks for that info, Tone. I was wrong; it's not that you have to be the sole occupant, but rather the income cap.

But since your a quad, you don't have to pay at all, even if you make more than the cap? Is that what it's saying?

[wheelie37]

devogirl said:

I agree, California is overrated! Come to the Midwest! I thought there wouldn't be any wheelers here at all, but I was wrong. CA had a lot more very severly disabled people with power chairs and vents, but here in the Midwest there seem to be more sporty paras. As for where the devos are, we seem to be scattered all over at random. There seem to be a lot in Germany too--have you considered moving overseas? ;D

lots here in the uk too specially in the big shopping malls which are very accessible, including parking and public transport.

[E]

The cockroaches here are no big deal. I train the flying ones to fix me drinks.

They're good for eating pesky rats, birds, and kittens, as well.

[Pony]

Diveguy....there's a big difference between living in Central Fla and living near the coast, or Metro like Orlando, Tampa or Miami. i live near the westcoast, and no snakes, only seen two big ass roaches this year, so far. i scream like a woman if one gets near!!! lol I have some great roach vs me stories.

Triassic...i've been paying the full tax load for years coz i'm buying it through my Aunt, but hopefully next year i'll finish off mortgage, sign it over, then apply for the exemption. The way i understand "Quad" is having paralysis of some kind in all four limbs.

[diveguy99]

Thanks for the come back.Roach free in the AK, but had a banana beatle try to get my daughter and all I could do was scream, turn inside out and run like a little girl. It was -20 out so we turned off the heat, opened the doors and left for a couple of days. Never saw it again. As far as the snake thing, only seen one in the wild and it freacked me out.Hey wanted to ask you while I got your attention.Can you get from floor to chair? I can do it with a cruch( like coffee table, foot rest , couch, a large breasted women)But out in the middle of a football field, not yet. Still trying to get it. All upper body? Frount way and a twist or back wards?Next- CIALIS, pros cons? Tryed it twice, but was all by my self, nothen, exept I shit my self and my chair, bed , toilet. Could have been bad timing, I dont know. What where your experiance? If any. I am new to the hole chair thing( 21 mounths), sounds like a baby, 21 mounths. So any advise would and has been realy apriciated. My spelling sucks, lets givem something to read
Randy Man

[Pony]

Diveguy....so you've been converted to Quadism, or Paraism? I'm c5c6, so no getting off ground if i fall, and i've def taken spills over the years. Last one, the back of my chair broke, i went straight back, smackin my hard head on tile floor...chair went right on top of me, while i french kissed my knees. Nice picture, huh?

As for Cialis, vibrators do a better, more dependable, job!

[diveguy99]

So check this out, right after I read your post I fucking came out of my chair. Not just anywhere but at the bottom of a curb cut and out into the road. A drunk native guy was first on the accedent and insisted on helpping. Almost had to fight him just so he would leave me alone. A big guy on a bike stopped an throw me into my chair. Just talk about it and it will happen, go figure. Talk to you all later

[Pony]

You're a lucky man....usually that curse gets you run over by a drunk Native, or at least, robbed. ; )

[cunning69guy]

As far as locations go, the Metro Denver and Boulder areas in Colorado are pretty damn great. Highly accessible (especially public transit-wise), warmer than normal due to the altitude (50% more UV at a mile high means warmer sunlight), not much snow in winter (and what falls melts off in days) and fantastic summers. Nearby mountains, but no oceans (in fact, few real bodies of water). All accessible sporting activities and top-ranked SCI/TBI Rehab Hospital (Craig). Any specific questions, just ask.

[Ray T]

diveguy99 said:

FL, so far away, Cal I just dont know. Need mountains and sea. Last winter was my first real snow experiance, not to bad. Used to so look forward to the snow and cold, but a differant game now. The people in AK are the ones that make this place so great. Break down on the side of the road and 99% of the time the first car to come by stops. Very few hitch-hikers because they get rides so fast. I like the country but want to be close to all the cool stuff that a city has to offer. And the 60/40 guys to girls is on a good day. They say about AK guys" the odds are good, but the goods are odd" We say about AK girls" you dont lose your girlfriend, just your turn"

You ever think about trying out Texas... I love it here. Pluss the Texas ADA laws are even stricter than the Fed. laws so it is really gimp accessable...I should know I am a gimp first class and i go everyhwere and the Texas Dept. fro Rehab. Just put a $20,000.00 lift into my house and they are now in the process of helping me with converting my truckand all that...
it is a slow but sure process plus the weathere here is good I am just south west of Dallas Ft. Worth and it is really nice.

[matisse]

ray said:

Pluss the Texas ADA laws are even stricter than the Fed. laws so it is really gimp accessable...

Strange, I thought it was far worse in Texas. I could not find any accessible cabs in Dallas.