Homestead amendment before the supremes

Here are the briefs filed with the Florida Supreme Court opposing that bonehead double-your-homestead exemption amendment. To me, the strongest legal arguments against letting it on the ballot is that the summary is deceptive. The summary says: This amendment provides property tax relief to Florida home owners by increasing the homestead exemption on property assessments by an additional $25,000. But it doesn't give to relief to "Florida home owners." It gives relief only to Florida home owners who are (1) eligible for the homestead exemption and (2) whose home value is within the range that will see savings. Those who don't pay property taxes now obviously won't get tax relief. Those with expensive homes could, after their tax rate is increased to make up for this amendment, actually see their taxes go up. Lane | 24.6.04 | Comments: Your statement is correct. The middle class will see the biggest impact from this. How many welfare families actually own a home, few. A large portion of your property tax goes to school tax. Therefore anyone who rents in florida, gets off cheap and the home owners pay for this. If worse case occurs, it passes, some get breaks and the sales tax goes up. Then everyone pays their fair share (welfare, middle class & rich). I would vote for it. # posted by Anonymous : 6.7.04   Post a Comment

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