Discount on Property Tax in a Divided Apartment
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Question
I am renting a housing unit as part of an apartment with a total area of 106 square meters, which is divided into an apartment plus a unit - the apartment area is 72 sqm, and the housing unit area is 34 sqm. It was agreed that the property tax payment would be divided into two-thirds and one-third. The second tenant obtained a discount (civil service) of 75% from the property tax price up to 70 meters, so he pays 2.09 shekels for 70 meters and for another 2 meters 8.38 - the regular price. The question is: does the discount apply only to him or is it a discount on the entire apartment? Can I claim that if I transfer the property tax to my name and manage to get a bigger discount, and even if only under the same conditions - he will claim that currently, he pays less. Can I demand a division of the property tax payment for the apartment equally or even pay less than him according to the size of the apartments, and can he tell me that if I want to transfer the property tax account to my name, I should do so, and currently, I have to pay him the full price. Thank you very much.
Answer
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According to the instructions of the Gaon, Rabbi A. Fried, shlita, the discount is divided equally between the partners.
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According to the instructions of the Gaon, Rabbi A. Fried, shlita