Measure on the ballot in the 2024 Arizona General Election in Arizona.
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Get StartedAllows property owners to apply for a tax refund if the municipality in which the property is located fails to enforce existing laws or ordinances that prohibit illegal camping, loitering, panhandling, public drinking or other nuisances.
A "yes" vote shall have the effect of establishing the right to apply for a refund from a property owner's most recent property tax payment up to an amount that matches costs incurred by the property owner to mitigate the effects of a governing authority's repeated failure to enforce laws and ordinances prohibiting illegal camping, loitering, obstructing public thoroughfares, panhandling, public urination or defecation, public consumption of alcoholic beverages, and possession or use of illegal substances. If the documented costs exceed the amount of the most recent property tax bill, the property owner would be permitted to apply for a refund from their next property tax payment(s) to cover the balance of the initial claim. Property owners would be eligible annually for refunds until the taxing entity begins enforcing the relevant public nuisance laws.
A "no" vote shall have the effect of retaining the current primary property tax payment laws and regulations.
"Instead of addressing the shortage of shelter capacity, this bill simply threatens to drain much needed resources and expose cities to further litigation." - Jane Ahern, a lobbyist for the League of Arizona Cities and Towns, in opposition to Proposition 312 (Learn more)
"This will cause harm to survivors, increasing the risk of crime against them and exacerbating the trauma of the violence they face." - Natalya Brown, Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence, in opposition to Proposition 312 (Learn more)
"You're not allowed to just sleep in front of a Circle K all day, the cities are not following their own ordinances and are passing the cost onto property owners." - Rep. Justin Heap (R), in support of Proposition 312 (Learn more)
"What it really boils down to is, when we have citizens who break laws, government has a lot of tools to go after citizens that don't follow the law, but when our government doesn't follow the law, or enforce the law, our citizens are limited on what they can do." - Senate President Warren Petersen (R), in support of Proposition 312 (Learn more)
Property owners may apply for a tax refund for expenses incurred due to a governing authority's failure to enforce certain public nuisance laws on or near the owner's real property. The refund may not exceed the amount the property owner paid for the prior tax year in primary property taxes.
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