January 15, 2008, Tampa, Fl
Governor Crist will spend a lot of time this week advocating passage of Amendment 1, the property tax reform proposal voters will consider on Jan. 29. The governor continues to visit families who will benefit from passage, and plans a promotional bus tour around the state on Wednesday. Early voting began today.
Read the full story: http://www.floridarealtors.org/NewsAndEvents/n1-011408.cfm
Tampa, Fl November 4, 2007
The tax swap may be back. A panel of the Taxation and Budget Reform Commission, a group with the power to put an amendment directly on the November 2008 ballot, is considering a plan to reduce homestead property taxes and cap non-homestead property taxes with a temporary increase in the sales tax. FAR President Nancy Riley serves on the commission.
Read the full story: http://www.floridarealtors.org/NewsAndEvents/n1-113007.cfm
Tampa, Fl November 27, 2007.
Continuing to bash a property-tax plan he reluctantly voted for, House Speaker Marco Rubio is now urging supporters to back a citizens’ petition to cap the total amount of taxes paid by every property owner to 1.35 percent of the property’s value.
Read the full story:http://www.floridarealtors.org/NewsAndEvents/n1-112607.cfm
FAR leadership needs to know what you think about property tax reform and current proposals in the Florida Legislature. If you have not already done so, please link to an FAR survey designed to gauge members’ opinions on this year’s high-profile issue for the 2007 Florida Legislature.
http://www.floridarealtors.org/LegislativeCenter/LegislativeNews/Property-tax-reform-survey.cfm
