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Dear Mr. Higgs:

As the Monroe County Property Appraiser, you ask substantially the following question:

Does section 193.155(3), Florida Statutes, as amended in 2006, which provides that there is no change in ownership if the owner conveys the homestead to himself or herself and one or more individuals, apply only to the provisions of 193.155(3), implementing the Save Our Homes Amendment regarding the reassessment of homestead property or does it also amend section 196.031, Florida Statutes, which provides that except for estates by the entirety or joint tenancies with the right of survivorship,…