Amanda and Steve Smith are married and file jointly. During $2023$ they paid state property taxes of $$15,000$ and state income taxes of $$2,000.$ If they decided to itemize their deductions, what amount of combined property and state income taxes can Amanda and Steve claim on their Schedule A $-$ Itemized Deductions?

A$.$ $$2,000$

B$.$ $$10,000$

C$.$ $$15,000$

D$.$ $$17,000$