By November 5, 2024, Florida voters will decide whether Florida’s Homestead Property Tax Exemption must be adjusted annually to account for inflation. Since the pandemic, many Floridians have seen their house value double. With the associated increase in tax combined with the current insurance crisis, homeowners are desperate for some relief. However, with no correlating relief for renters, nonhomeowners are unlikely to support Amendment 5. The language of Amendment 5 is below:
Annual Adjustments to the Value of Certain Homestead Exemptions Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to require an annual adjustment for inflation to the value of current or future homestead exemptions that apply solely to levies other than school district levies and for which every person who has legal or equitable title to real estate and maintains thereon the permanent residence of the owner, or another person legally or naturally dependent upon the owner is eligible. This amendment takes effect January 1, 2025.
Jeanette Moffa, Esq.
Phone: (954) 800-4138
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Jeanette Moffa is a Partner in the Fort Lauderdale office of Moffa, Sutton, & Donnini. She focuses her practice in Florida state and local tax. Jeanette provides SALT planning and consulting as part of her practice, addressing issues such as nexus and taxability, including exemptions, inclusions, and exclusions of transactions from the tax base. In addition, she handles tax controversy, working with state and local agencies in resolution of assessment and refund cases. She also litigates state and local tax and administrative law issues.
