Should the government collect property tax on residents? South Florida considers life without levies

Gov. Ron DeSantis asked Floridians a big question earlier this year.  “You buy a home, pay off a mortgage—and yet you still have to write a check to the government every year just to live on your own property?” he said in his State of the State speech. “Is the property yours or are you just renting from the government?” The line of questioning resonated with the state’s homeowners, who have watched their carrying costs rise as higher property assessments have added to their tax burden at the same time that insurance premiums have risen and — for condo unit […]

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