Brooke Walters tells her students at Sarasota High School that a big part of success in life is knowing the rules and then following them. The veteran Spanish teacher sees herself very much as a rule ...

Property owners who suffered damage from Hurricane Debby may be entitled to reductions in their property taxes, according to an email from Sarasota County Property Appraiser Bill Furst's office.

Furst also wrote that such maintenance activity increases the assessed value of a home, irrespective of the homestead exemption – and he boldly declared that state laws "don’t give a property ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Sarasota County Tax Collector recently sent out your tax bill for your property. This year, many homeowners on the Suncoast went through one of the worst hurricane seasons ...

In an Oct. 8 guest column, Sarasota County Property Appraiser Bill Furst attempted to justify his position that repairs to or replacements of worn-out roofs, not due to a calamity or misfortune, ...