Thank you so much for the reply and for acknowledging it is unfair. I've asked this question on social media and just constantly get trolled by ill-informed landlords telling me I don't pay property taxes and don't deserve a deduction...
It does seem like from the publication 17 that restrictions are higher on real estate tax deduction vs personal property tax deduction. "Rent increase due to higher real estate taxes" are specifically not deductible. I can't see where it specifically says you have to own the personal property, so maybe people are using that as a kind of loophole. But still,
Me: Leases car
Fed: Local property tax? You can deduct!
Me: Rents housing (to stay dry, survive)
Fed: No deductions!
Not to mention in my state rental property taxes are on average 3X higher than owner occupied property taxes. OK, I guess I'll go buy a house now. Or maybe I'll get a better ROI on a guillotine, who knows...(joking)
