Amendment 3: What Florida Homeown...
Amendment 3: What Florida Homeowners Need to Know

In Session with Rep Rita by Rita Harris

Episode notes

In this episode of In Session, State Representative Rita Harris breaks down Amendment 3 and explains what the proposed $250,000 homestead exemption would—and would not—mean for Florida homeowners.

We discuss:

  • Why a $250,000 exemption does not equal $250,000 in savings
  • Which property taxes would still remain
  • Why school property taxes are treated differently
  • How the amendment would affect current and future Florida residents
  • What it could mean for rental and commercial properties
  • The potential impact on counties, cities and essential local services
  • The amendment’s pathway toward eliminating additional non-school homestead taxes
  • The strongest arguments both for and against the proposal

Property-tax relief sounds straightforward, but this amendment contains  ... 

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