I believe you can dodge this. But only before you sign for the house. It's in the contract when you sign.. but you can search this. I read about this a few years ago. There are legal routes to change the contract that most people don't read through. So you basically agree to pay for things you shouldn't be paying for. It's interesting. I'll look for a link. Here ya go: https://foundationfortruthinlaw.org/property-tax-info.html#:~:text=The%20issue%20of%20real%20and,the%20tax%20void%20in%20law.