Every elected official in South Miami wants to ensure that Florida seniors can enjoy their homes without fear of losing them.

That’s the message they sent this week.

Mayor Javier Fernández and his four City Commission colleagues voted unanimously for a resolution urging lawmakers to place a question on the 2026 statewide ballot to end property taxes for residents 65 and older.

The only requirement is that those exempted must have lived in their homes for at least 25 years.

“Florida’s Governor and members of the Florida Legislature have expressed a desire to implement property tax reform, including the possible elimination of the levy of any ad valorem taxes on real property,” said the measure, which Fernández sponsored.

“The City Commission believes that such targeted relief wil

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