The Florida Realtors Association, a politically influential industry trade group that lobbied the Florida Legislature to kill Orange County’s temporary rent control effort in 2022, is now trying to convince Florida voters to vote Yes on Amendment 3 this November.
Opponents of the measure warn Amendment 3 would gut billions of dollars in funding statewide for essential public services like police, fire rescue, parks and road maintenance, animal services, and libraries. At least 60 percent of voters must vote Yes on Amendment 3 for the measure to pass.
The Florida Realtors Association, a state affiliate of a national lobbying powerhouse, has spent $19.5 million and counting so far on ads promoting Amendment 3, according to campaign finance records, through the political committee Vote Yes on 3…