Life and politics from the Sunshine State's best city

Tag archive

doc stamp

‘Doc stamp’ tax on Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae deals is illegal, suit says

in Statewide/Top Headlines by
real estate sales

A proposed class-action suit says Florida has been illegally collecting real estate “doc stamp” taxes on homes bought from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.   Richard A. Castorri filed suit last week in Leon County Circuit civil court against the Department of Revenue (DOR), court dockets show. He bought a house in Leon County from Fannie Mae in 2014, his suit says. A Documentary stamp, or doc stamp, tax is levied on the sale of real estate. The state collected nearly…

Keep Reading

Go to Top