DC Tax Office is INSANE and INCOMPETENT! Property Tax Bill is WAY OFF!

I cannot really type words that will express the horror, rage, and shock that I felt when I opened my property tax bill today when I arrived home from boring day at work. Sibling and I just received out new property tax bill from DC’s Office of Tax and Revenue. Rather than putting it aside, especially since I did not anticipate any problems, I decided to actually read it right away. And, boy, was it hideous. The bill said our annual tax was well over $20,000, and that we must pay over $10,000 by April 25! This is about 6 times what I really owe them!! I could not believe my eyes. I just knew it had to be wrong, of course it was wrong. Turns out they erroneously have our property, which is our primary and sole residence, listed as a Class 003 vacant property. Well, that sure is something! Especially since vacant properties are taxed at a rate of $5 per $100 of the property assessment value, compared with $0.85 when it is a primary residence. Just wait till they receive my call and letters! It’s bad enough they let their employees pilfer DC of millions of dollars. Do they want to make up for their loss by pilfering its property owners with hideously wrong tax bills?! Get your acts together morons! I hope nobody else received a disturbing bill like we did.