You must occupy the dwelling as your principal residence as of January 1 of each year to qualify for the Homeowners' Exemption for that year.
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The California Constitution provides a $7,000 reduction in the taxable value for a qualifying owner-occupied home. The home must have been the principal place of residence of the owner on the lien date, January 1st.
If you own a home and occupy it as your principal place of residence, you may apply for a Homeowners' Exemption. This exemption will reduce your annual assessed value by $7,000. Exemption becomes ineligible for the exemption. Homeowners' Exemptions are not automatically transferred between properties.
Property owners who occupy their homes as their principal place of residence on January 1 may be eligible for an exemption. The Homeowners' Exemption provides for a maximum reduction of $7,000 off the assessed value of your residence. This results in an annual Property Tax savings of approximately $70.
Eligibility Requirements: Homeowners must be age 55 or better (For married couples, only one spouse must be 55 or better to qualify.) Homeowners must have sold their former residence within 2 years of purchasing the replacement property. Both the former and replacement properties must be the owner's primary residence.
Property owners who occupy their homes as their principal place of residence on January 1 may be eligible for an exemption. The Homeowners' Exemption provides for a maximum reduction of $7,000 off the assessed value of your residence.
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.
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.
The State Controller's Property Tax Postponement Program allows homeowners who are seniors, are blind, or have a disability to defer current-year property taxes on their principal residence if they meet certain criteria. A list of requirements may be found on the State Controller's Property Tax postponement fact sheet.