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Unconstitutional? DeSantis plan excludes newcomers from property tax cuts
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ property tax proposal has constitutional holes because it seeks to deny cuts to newcomers, according to a newspaper’s analysis of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. The measure would require new Florida residents to wait five years before qualifying for a proposed homestead tax exemption that would increase from $50,000 to $250,000 in 2028, the Miami Herald reported. Only current Florida residents and those who move to the state by the end of this year would benefit from the exemption immediately. DeSantis said he added the residency clause to appeal to voters frustrated by the state’s population growth [...] This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.
The measure would require new Florida residents to wait five years before qualifying for a proposed homestead tax exemption that would increase from $50,000 to $250,000 in 2028, the Miami Herald reported . Only current Florida residents and those who move to the state by the end of this year would benefit from the exemption immediately.
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