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FL S0820
Bill
AI Summary
- Expands Florida's homestead tax exemption for totally and permanently disabled persons to include individuals with intellectual disabilities as defined in state law
- Removes the requirement that totally and permanently disabled persons must use a wheelchair for mobility or be legally blind, changing it so wheelchair use may be a qualifying factor
- Adds the Social Security Administration as an accepted source of disability certificates that serve as prima facie evidence of eligibility for the exemption
- Updates physician and optometrist certification forms to include a new category for "other total and permanent disability, including an intellectual disability" and to reference the Social Security Administration
- Allows applicants to apply for the exemption before receiving necessary documentation from the Social Security Administration, with refunds of excess taxes paid limited to a 4-year lookback period
Legislative Description
Homestead Tax Exemption for Totally and Permanently Disabled Persons
Last Action
Died in Community Affairs
5/5/2023
Full Bill Text
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