Comments on: DeSantis Proposes $1,000 Property Tax Rebate For Florida Homeowners

By: Mark Mignano

Mark Mignano — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 18:19:12 +0000

Been snowbird over 15 years- have paid property taxes all along- I’m ok paying taxes but not when I pay $4000 and my neighbor pays $700. I’m not rich by any means- my wife and myself worked hard for 40 years- scrimpt for years- here we are getting taxed to death- not even mentioning home ins.

By: Whisperjet

Whisperjet — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 11:16:06 +0000

….about time..homeowners deserve a much needed break..

By: Antonia

Antonia — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 16:03:39 +0000

This is wonderful I helped an elderly woman who was struggling to pay her insurance since it had gone up this will help so many Floridians

By: Deb

Deb — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 10:22:43 +0000

Good Start. Love Desantis! Now for home insurance reform. Eliminate mortgages requirement for any insurance beyond principle owed. Require opt in for automatic increases in insured amount. Require an affordable catastrophic loss insurance option. Eliminate ability for insurance companies to tell you what you must fix. Cap the max payouts for loss to reduce this craziness. Allow those who can fix and mitigate further damage to do so immediately. Require policy payouts not nitpicky itemization of each object lost for contents..or allow policies with no contents covered with a meaningful reduction if contents or other coverages or declined. I would have gone catastrophic loss only if it weren’t just a few hundred less in premium only. Or replace insurance with required savings plan..4k a year is 20k over 5 years..and 40k over 10 yrs that’s sufficient for much except catastrophic loss, if you do it yourself.

By: William

William — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 22:58:32 +0000

I’m happy for anything, your insurance is what you pay for your coverage. My tax on my “paid for” home are over 10k.this sounds like a good start.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 22:27:50 +0000

After working for years to finally pay off the bankers, you still don’t own your home and property – Florida does, andnyou still pay an annual “rent” until you die and it starts all over for the next poor slob. All the pre-election promises to do away with property taxes for seniors seem to have evaporated, too!

By: Luigi

Luigi — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 20:59:57 +0000

I used to like him and voted for him twice. Just trying to stay relevant. We have a major insurance crisis on home and auto coverage one of the highest in the nation. Condo owners losing their properties due to his regulations with no relief in sight. Once again politicians keeping the status quo and regular person with limited value getting the short end of the stick.

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 20:56:46 +0000

CHDR, , if you own two houses, themselves rich people problems. You can afford it.

By: Donna Ritz

Donna Ritz — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 20:20:13 +0000

I am a retired veteran and a widow. Please do what you can fir us. My homeowners insurance is almost 6500, I have to have almost 15k a year just to live here

By: Homestead only

Homestead only — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 20:16:59 +0000

This rebate and potential property tax elimination should apply exclusively to homesteaders—those living in their primary residence. If you’re affluent enough to own multiple properties, you can afford the taxes on non-primary residences, whether they’re luxury homes or rentals. The benefit should support homeowners residing in their property, not those profiting from additional real estate. Business property should also be excluded.