ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Florida voters will decide this fall whether to increase the state’s homestead property tax exemption — a change supporters say would give homeowners more relief from rising property taxes.
But renters would not receive the exemption directly, raising questions about how the proposed tax changes could affect the local services they rely on.
St. Petersburg renter Bobo Critchlow, a community organizer and co-campaign director for “Vote No on Amendment 3,” said the measure could hurt working-class residents…