User blog comment:Zelron/Helgen Hometown (Dragons bring down my property values!)/@comment-5650829-20121203195902

If you don't pay taxes for your town, the Jarl will remove all of your rights as town owner, you can't access the money chest (unless you're good at lockpicking) you can't tax citizens, etc. You may still visit the town, but you can't be the one who runs it until you pay the taxes you owe him.