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Legislator’s Proposal Backs Oil Drilling Off Coast

A top House Republican will unveil legislation Tuesday that could open the door to the first oil and gas drilling off Florida’s coast in decades. Rep. Dean Cannon, the Orlando Republican who is slated to become House leader in 2010, will ask the House Policy Council on... [Read more...]

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New Member Spotlight

Please welcome our newest member, Gary Lane of 400 Avenue B, Melbourne FL. Read More →

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Welcome to Brevard Citizens for Constitutional Property Rights!

The Brevard Citizens for Constitutional Property Rights (CCPR) is a nonprofit, property rights education and advocacy organization based in Orlando, Florida. CCPR was founded in August of 1990 by a group of Space Coast business leaders to unify property owners and bring greater... [Read more...]

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Assessing Your 2009 “Working Values”

Most Florida property owners are on pins and needles awaiting their 2009 property assessment notice to come in August. Due to market volatility, there is a possibility owners may receive significant tax relief if their assessments this year reflect the drop in property values which most have suffered.

An appeals process is available to all landowners who may feel they had an improper assessment. This process is generally perceived as cumbersome, time consuming and stacked against property owners. However, the appeals process exists for a good reason and is a check on government’s power to unfairly levy taxes. A few weeks ago, another positive bill was signed into law aimed at standardizing and improving the appeals process.

However, many Florida land owners are not aware that when it comes to the assessment of your property, you can be pro-active. Owners do not have to wait until August to check on the status of your assessment. Many counties are now posting preliminary estimates of your new assessment.

What can an owner do?
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June 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Sotomayer’s bias against private property

The Washington Times Editorial

If you thought Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s controversial stances on racial issues were problematic, you should get a gander at the Supreme Court nominee’s apparent hostility to property rights.

Judge Sotomayor served as the senior judge on one 2006 case, Didden v. Village of Port Chester, which respected University of Chicago law professor Richard Epstein described as “about as naked an abuse of government power as could be imagined.” Her judicial panel’s ruling might be the worst violation of property rights ever approved by a federal appeals court. It is part of a pattern of Judge Sotomayor’s pro-government rulings that run roughshod over the most basic of private property rights.
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June 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment

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