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Ron DeSantis: “We'd have to go to the Constitution. So that means we've got…”

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Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Condo Reform Bill in Clearwater Beach

Published | Video Starts at 43:15

Constitutionally, the power to tax property is local governments. If we wanted to pass a law to say you couldn't do that, we wouldn't be effective in doing. We'd have to go to the Constitution. So that means we've got to put it on the ballot for 2026. 20, 26. And then voters need to approve this on the ballot. And so my vision is that if you own your own home, then that means you should not have to perpetually pay rent to the government every year. (43:15–43:21)

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Asserts that changing property tax laws would require a constitutional amendment and a ballot measure in 2026.

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