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The State of Florida is still in desperate need of property tax reform & reduction. The measure that was approved last year has helped to provide some limited tax reductions, but has turned out to be a complicated & very limited property tax reduction effort. There is a new initiative to … (0 comments)
There will be another Amendment dealing with Property Taxes on the Florida Ballot in November - Amendment 5 seeks to remove school funding from property tax and have it replaced with an increase in State Sales Tax. 60% approval is required if the Amendment is to become law in Florida.
New development on the property tax front.
Remember, 2 important deadlines are looming for property owners. 
http://tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080122/CAPITOLNEWS/801220318
The following article is from the Town of Jupiter’s December newsletter, The Town Times. The Super Exemption is a hot topic here in Jupiter, as I’m sure it is all over Florida. For more information, you can view our previous post, Residential Homestead Property Tax Simulator for Florida. Susanne Quirk
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The Governor has just recently signed and passed the new proposal of dropping the property tax by an average of 7% this year and more in subsequent years under this agreement. This would apply to all Florida homeowners including permanent and part-time residents as well as the commercial property owners.
The St. Petersburg Times recently reported that almost 4,000 students left the Hillsborough County school system during the 2006-2007 school year. That is a HUGE number!It's apparent to me that a big part of this gigantic enrollment drop is a direct result of our area's out of control property tax rates. Combined with mortgage payments, … (9 comments)
High insurance and high property taxes have been a major part of our slowed market. Insurance issues were addressed during the regular session of the Florida legislature - though the result seems to be reduced increases rather than rollbacks of premiums and an assumption of some reinsurance role by the State … (6 comments)
In an effort to further organize the saga of the Florida Property Tax Reforms, I thought I would take a minute to put out the chronology of news as reported in my posts...
Who knows what Tallahassee is going to come up with. A $31.6 billion tax cut is being mentioned. There are so many proposals being tossed about I am not sure anyone understands it all, even the authors of the bills. I am very sure that they do not know all of … (1 comments)
House, Senate leaders agree on basics of property tax relief - from the Associated PressTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - June 4, 2007 - House and Senate leaders agreed Friday on a basic outline for property tax relief and restructuring the Legislature will take up at a special session June 12-22.House Speaker Marco … (0 comments)
The Miami-Herald is reporting that Rubio and others just announced a new proposal that goes a ways towards bridging the gap between the House and Senate proposals. It's described as:
Property Tax is a "hot point" of discussion in Florida right now. The Legislature has post-poned another session until the end of June to discuss the matter. The Florida Association of Realtors has been actively voicing its concerns in this matter to help protect homeowners and businesses and place a fair … (2 comments)
The recent proposal in the Florida Legislature to eliminate property tax for Homestead properties and rollback the taxes by 20% on non-Homestead property is a great idea. We are experiencing a time where more residents are moving out of Florida than new new residents moving into Florida. That is a symptom of … (24 comments)