June 5, 2026
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update
Overview
Our statewide group has decades of experience in almost every aspect of property tax law and appeals. We represent owners, tenants, managers, lenders and developers and have substantial experience challenging the valuation of a broad range of property types.
Clients include:
- Affordable/Low-Income Housing
- Assisted/Independent Living Facilities/Nursing Homes, CCRC
- Car Dealerships
- Condominium Associations
- Entertainment
- Gas Stations
- High-End Residential
- Hotels (Full/Limited/Select Service, Boutique)
- Marinas
- Mixed-Use
- Multi-Family Housing
- Office Buildings & Office Parks
- Parking Garages
- Retail (Anchor Department Stores, Big Box, Grocery Stores, Shopping Centers, Regional Malls)
- Self-Storage
- Student Housing
- Tangible Personal Property
- Vacant/Undeveloped Land
- Warehouse/Industrial and Manufacturing Facilities
Range of Services
Property Tax Assessment Challenges
- Advocate for our clients’ rights through administrative appeals before Value Adjustment Boards and in Circuit Court throughout Florida with the goal of achieving tax savings
Challenges and Litigation of Property Tax Disputes
- Experience resolving disputes involving substantial completion, classification issues and exemptions from taxation
Economic Incentives, Exemptions, and Classifications
- Advise property owners on taking advantage of various local and state development tax incentive programs
- Counsel real estate owners on property tax exemption and classification applications including agricultural classifications and homestead exemptions
- Challenge denials of tax exemptions and applications before Value Adjustment Boards and in Circuit Courts
- Advise developers on state and local property tax exemptions available through Senate Bill 102 & 328 the “Live Local Act”
Tax Projections and Planning
- Provide tax projections associated with the acquisition of real property and ground up development to maximize tax efficiency and avoid unplanned expenses
Featured Examples
2025 Overall Reductions & Highlighted Reductions By Property Type / Location
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National, Regional and Local Representative Property Tax Clients
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Property Tax Client Representation Across Florida
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Notable Experience
- Represented a national home furniture retailer and achieved a market value reduction of over $18,300,000 resulting in tax savings of $335,000 for their distribution outlet in Hillsborough County.
- Represented casino operator, initially obtained a market reduction of $36 million, and negotiated a further reduction of $10 million for a total reduction of $46 million, 38% of the property’s initial 2024 market value.
- Represented retail property owners on Lincoln Road, since 2020, and have secured over $304 million in total market value reductions. The combined original market value of the represented properties in 2020 was $526 million, which was successfully reduced to a final value of $206 million by 2025. On average, our clients saw a 61% reduction in market value.
- Represented brand new independent senior living facility and obtained a $6.6 million market value reduction, over $112,000 in tax savings.
- Represented owner of new construction multifamily in North Miami Beach achieving reduction of over $28 million, 21.5% of the property’s initial 2024 market value, resulting in $595,573 in tax savings.
- Represented owner of new construction multifamily in Broward County achieving reduction of over $17 million, 17% of the property’s initial 2024 market value, resulting in $326,830 in tax savings.
- Represented owner of Class A office building downtown Miami achieving reduction of over $35.5 million, 14% of the property’s initial 2024 market value, resulting in $726,854 in tax savings.
- Represented owner of Class A office building downtown Fort Lauderdale achieving reduction of $21.5 million, 25% of the property’s initial 2024 market value, resulting in $310,342 in tax savings.
- Represented owner of Class A mixed-use multifamily/office/retail building downtown Orlando achieving reduction over $17.9 million, 16% of the property’s initial 2024 market value, resulting in $171,653 in tax savings.
- Represented owner of multifamily asset in Fort Myers achieving reduction over $16.2 million, 47% of the property’s initial 2023 market value, resulting in over $168,000 in tax savings.
- Represented hotel clients in Miami Dade and Broward Counties achieving market value reductions of over $55 million.
- Obtained removal of building values for properties not habitable as of January 1, 2024 totaling in excess of $75 million, or an average of 33% reductions for our clients.
- Obtained partial removal of building value in luxury penthouse that was uninhabitable but had received a temporary certificate of occupancy, resulting in a market value reduction of $19 million, over $126,000 in tax savings.
- Represented office clients in Miami Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties obtaining reductions in market values of over $164 million.
- Represented owners in Wynwood achieving reductions in market values totaling in excess of $24 million.
- Represented owner of Class A office building in Tampa achieving reductions of over $6.6 million.
