Property Tax-Aide features three California property tax relief programs: Property Tax Postponement, available for older residents, and Homeowner's Property Tax Exemption, available to all homeowners, and the Base Year Value Transfer for Homeowners at least Age 55 or Disabled (Proposition 19).
Property taxes are based on the assessed value of your property. The Homeowners' Exemption reduces your property taxes by deducting $7,000 from your property's assessed value before applying the tax rate, and given the one percent statewide property tax rate, this generally equates to $70 in property tax savings.
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Property owners who occupy their homes as their principal place of residence on the lien date (January 1st), and each year thereafter, are eligible for the exemption if they file a claim. Once filed, the exemption is continuous until the homeowner becomes ineligible.
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Homeowners' exemption If you own and occupy your home as your principal place of residence, you may be eligible for an exemption of up to $7,000 off the dwelling's assessed value, resulting in a property tax savings of approximately $70 to $80 annually.
How to make a Claim of Exemption Fill out forms. Fill out two court forms. File the Claim of Exemption with the levying officer. Wait to see if the claim is opposed. Reply to the opposition (if any) ... Check if your court uses tentative rulings. Go to the hearing.
1. Senior Citizen Homeowners' Property Tax Exemption. The Senior Citizen Homeowners' Property Tax Exemption is available to homeowners who are at least 65 years old and meet certain income requirements.
Homeowners' exemption If you own and occupy your home as your principal place of residence, you may be eligible for an exemption of up to $7,000 off the dwelling's assessed value, resulting in a property tax savings of approximately $70 to $80 annually.
To obtain the exemption for a property, you must be its owner or co-owner (or a purchaser named in a contract of sale), and you must live in the property as your principal place of residence. You must also file the appropriate exemption claim form with the Assessor.