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Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Fact Check

Official

True

The non-school homestead exemption is $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028.

LAWControllingLegal Fact0 — Direct
Evidence

Claim as made

The non-school homestead exemption becomes $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028.

Source occurrence

Speaker
Publisher
Florida Legislature
Date and context
2026-06-16 · Enrolled constitutional text, paraphrased by The Orlando Report.
Source locator
Article VII, section 6(b) and Article XII schedule
Attribution
Paraphrase
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Proposition checked

The non-school homestead exemption is $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028.

Claim type: Legal Fact. The occurrence above is marked as a paraphrase; this verdict evaluates the narrower proposition independently.

Evidence boundaries

What the evidence establishes

The enrolled schedule sets the non-school homestead exemption at $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028.

What the evidence does not establish

It does not guarantee that every homeowner can use the full exemption or state a dollar tax saving.

Assumptions

No material assumptions recorded.

Material omitted context

School-district levies are excluded, and later amounts are indexed under the text.

Assumption load
0 — Direct
Assumption load level 0
1 — Minimal
Assumption load level 1
2 — Modeled
Assumption load level 2
3 — Behavioral
Assumption load level 3
4 — Multi-step
Assumption load level 4
5 — Speculative
Assumption load level 5

Source documents

Checked date: 2026-08-26

  1. Controlling — Enrolled CS/HJR 1-F

    Florida Legislature · Locator: Article VII, section 6(b); Article XII schedule · Accessed 2026-08-26

    2027 and 2028 non-school schedule

Revision history

  1. Revision 2 · TrueChecked 2026-08-26Revision details

    Reason for revision: Corrected evidence-led review replacing the former $25,000 landing error.

    Claim snapshot

    The non-school homestead exemption becomes $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028.

    Attribution: Paraphrase

    Speaker:
    Publisher:
    Florida Legislature
    Occurrence date:
    2026-06-16
    Context:
    Enrolled constitutional text, paraphrased by The Orlando Report.
    Locator:
    Article VII, section 6(b) and Article XII schedule
    Open the occurrence snapshot source

    Proposition snapshot

    The non-school homestead exemption is $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028.

    Legal Fact · Official

    Verdict
    True
    Evidence class
    LAW
    Evidence strength
    Controlling
    Assumption load
    0 — Direct

    What this revision establishes

    The enrolled schedule sets the non-school homestead exemption at $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028.

    What this revision does not establish

    It does not guarantee that every homeowner can use the full exemption or state a dollar tax saving.

    Assumptions

    No material assumptions recorded.

    Material omitted context: School-district levies are excluded, and later amounts are indexed under the text.

    Sources for this revision

    1. Controlling — Enrolled CS/HJR 1-F

      Florida Legislature · Locator: Article VII, section 6(b); Article XII schedule · Accessed 2026-08-26

      2027 and 2028 non-school schedule

  2. Revision 1 · TrueChecked 2026-08-25Revision details

    Reason for revision: Backfilled from the legacy Focus Zone claim record.

    Claim snapshot

    The non-school homestead exemption becomes $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028.

    Attribution: Not Applicable

    Speaker:
    Publisher:
    Occurrence date:
    2026-08-25
    Context:
    Backfilled from the legacy Focus Zone claim record.
    Locator:
    Open the occurrence snapshot source

    Proposition snapshot

    The non-school homestead exemption becomes $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028.

    Opinion · Official

    Verdict
    True
    Evidence class
    OPINION
    Evidence strength
    Direct
    Assumption load
    0 — Direct

    What this revision establishes

    The non-school homestead exemption becomes $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028.

    What this revision does not establish

    This legacy assessment does not establish more than its stored claim and notes; evidence-led re-review is pending.

    Assumptions

    No material assumptions recorded.

    Material omitted context: Article VII section 6

    Sources for this revision

    1. Supporting — Enrolled CS/HJR 1-F

      Florida Legislature · Locator: Article VII section 6 · Accessed 2026-08-26

      Backfilled from the legacy source list.

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