1 | A bill to be entitled |
2 | An act relating to homestead exemption; amending s. |
3 | 196.075, F.S.; revising the amount of the additional |
4 | homestead exemption for low-income seniors in accordance |
5 | with the amendment to s. 6(f), Art. VII of the State |
6 | Constitution adopted at the 2006 general election; |
7 | providing for adjustments for the 2007 tax roll only; |
8 | providing for retroactive effect; providing an effective |
9 | date. |
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11 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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13 | Section 1. Subsection (2) and paragraph (c) of subsection |
14 | (4) of section 196.075, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
15 | 196.075 Additional homestead exemption for persons 65 and |
16 | older.-- |
17 | (2) In accordance with s. 6(f), Art. VII of the State |
18 | Constitution, the board of county commissioners of any county or |
19 | the governing authority of any municipality may adopt an |
20 | ordinance to allow an additional homestead exemption of up to |
21 | $50,000 $25,000 for any person who has the legal or equitable |
22 | title to real estate and maintains thereon the permanent |
23 | residence of the owner, who has attained age 65, and whose |
24 | household income does not exceed $20,000. |
25 | (4) An ordinance granting additional homestead exemption |
26 | as authorized by this section must meet the following |
27 | requirements: |
28 | (c) It must specify the amount of the exemption, which may |
29 | not exceed $50,000 $25,000. If the county or municipality |
30 | specifies a different exemption amount for dependent special |
31 | districts or municipal service taxing units, the exemption |
32 | amount must be uniform in all dependent special districts or |
33 | municipal service taxing units within the county or |
34 | municipality. |
35 | Section 2. For the 2007 tax roll only, a taxing authority |
36 | that has adopted an exemption under section 196.075, Florida |
37 | Statutes, for the 2007 tax year may increase the amount of that |
38 | exemption, subject to the $50,000 limit, by delivering to the |
39 | property appraiser by May 1, 2007, a copy of the adopted |
40 | ordinance authorizing the increase. |
41 | Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law |
42 | and shall apply retroactively to January 1, 2007. |