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Every day, families walk into my office to pay their property taxes. Many bring two credit cards. Sometimes three. I have watched people count cash on the counter and split a bill they can barely cover.We offer payment plans. We offer homestead deferral for qualifying seniors. People should not need a payment plan to stay in a house they already bought. That is why I am voting yes on Amendment 3.The homestead exemption is broken.In 1934, Florida…

By Dariel Fernandez, Miami-Dade tax collector
10/15/2026 · Tampa edition

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Every day, families walk into my office to pay their property taxes. Many bring two credit cards. Sometimes three. I have watched people count cash on the counter and split a bill they can barely cover.We offer payment plans. We offer homestead deferral for qualifying seniors. People should not need a payment plan to stay in a house they already bought. That is why I am voting yes on Amendment 3.The homestead exemption is broken.In 1934, Florida…

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