Orange County leaders approve higher property tax for fire, emergency services
For the first time in 17 years, Orange County leaders have approved an increase to the Fire & EMS property tax. The increase will add an estimated $150 per $250,000 of taxable value of single-family homes in unincorporated Orange County.
New funding for My Safe Florida Home program now available
Decreed at a bill-singing event in April, $200 million from the state’s General Revenue Fund will be made available July 1 for My Safe Florida Home, a popular state-run program meant to help approved homeowners pay for hurricane-related home improvements.