Worcester has not had a single tax rate for years, however, and the City Council annually wrangles over setting different rates for residential property and commercial-industrial property.
WORCESTER Mary Taubert and her husband have owned 71 Francis St. for 39 years.
When they got married, they lived on the first floor. The Tauberts now live in Millbury, but still rent out the three-decker off West Boylston Street. When something breaks, they go to the house and fix it. They shovel when it snows, and they mow the lawn. Taubert said she tries to keep the rent stable with tenants, because they are good tenants. If you get a good tenant, (you) don t raise their rent, she said.
However, the Tauberts are now facing a hefty increase on their tax bill for the city property. If they pass it on to their tenants, it would work out to around $43 per month per floor, she said.