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Exclusions from supplemental
assessment
8-28-2003 |
| Times when new
construction does not result in a supplemental assessment |
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DEATH AND TAXES:
SOMETIMES THEY GO TOGETHER
8-03-2003 |
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passes to relatives, the change of ownership "may" be excluded from
reappraisal if the appropriate Claim for Exclusion is filed with our
office |
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Setbacks might boost land values
4-2-2003
It would not be clear whether that effect would be to reduce values or
enhance them |
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GOOD NEWS/
WORSE NEWS ABOUT DECLINES IN VALUE
3-09-2003
There was no provision in Proposition 13 for values of
property to decline below their factored base year value. |
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Enrolling accurate values
12-22-2002
The information
compiled from these questionnaires enables the appraisal staff to
determine whether a reappraisal is required under Proposition 13. |
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Appealing an assessment
11-10- 2002
WHEN PROPERTY OWNER AND ASSESSOR CANNOT AGREE |
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PUBLIC RECORDS AND
PERSONAL PRIVACY
10/13/2002
California
is an "open records" state which means that birth, marriage and death
certificates; documents relating to property transfers, financing and
liens, property ownership and
property characteristics; and value data are public record. |
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Avoiding Costly Penalties
6-30-2002
The most common penalty is for late payment of secured property
taxes (after the end of the grace periods December 10 and April 10 of each
year). |
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Take your old property tax rate
to a new house
4-21-2002
People
over 55 years of age to sell one home and buy another of equal or lesser
value in the same county within two years and take their original
Proposition 13 base year value with them. |
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Discouraging dumping on rural roads
4-01-2001
Penal Code Section 374.3 and related sections makes
such dumping a crime and sets forth the punishment for conviction. |
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Construction in progress?
12-16- 2001
"If I build a new home or add on to my
existing home, will the whole property be reappraised?" |
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Creating new parcels
11-04-2001
Creation of legal parcels, i.e. those that could be
developed and receive a building permit, now required either an
approved parcel or subdivision map or a lot line adjustment. |
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Property Tax ASSISTANCE
FOR Seniors
and Handicapped
1-07-2001
The state of California offers three programs to assist eligible
seniors over age 62 and disabled individuals |
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PROPERTY BOUNDARY DISPUTES
7/16/99
Property boundaries are established by the private sector in two
primary ways. They are based on filed subdivision and parcel maps or
records of survey prepared by engineers or land surveyors. |
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ROLE OF
TRUSTS IN PROPERTY OWNERSHIP
7/7/99
One advantage of a trust is that the trustees can manage the assets of
the trust and pass those assets on to future generations without the
supervision of the courts as would occur in the probating of a will. |
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CORRECT INFORMATION RESULTS IN FAIR ASSESSMENTS
6/15/99 |
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To arrive at fair values for property in Napa County, the Assessor’s
office relies in part on information provided by the buyer of real
property to determine whether a reappraisal is required |
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CHANGING TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY CAN TRIGGER A
REAPPRAISAL
6/9/99
under Proposition 13 the manner of holding title can impact whether or
not a reappraisal is required when certain ownership changes occur. |
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THREE TYPES OF DEEDS
6/7/99
When someone buys property, there are often two
types of deeds involved. |
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VALUING
VINEYARDS FOR ASSESSMENT PURPOSES
4/29/99
Like all other real property, vineyards are
subject to Proposition 13, have base year values and are reappraised
on changes of ownership and new construction (new vines or
replanting). |
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LOCATION,
LOCATION, LOCATION
4/29/99
An old saying in the real estate
business is that the value of a piece of property depends on three
major factors: location, location, location. |
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WHAT THE ASSESSOR
DOES AND WHY YOU SHOULD CARE
4/29/99 |
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CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP:
WHAT IT MEANS TO THE PROPERTY OWNER
4/16/99 There are a number of exclusions from
reappraisal upon change in ownership of which the major ones are interspousal,
parent-to-child, certain transfers between individuals and legal
entities (partnerships, corporations, etc.) and the purchase of a
replacement dwelling by a person over 55 years of age. |
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WHAT PROPOSITION
13 DOES NOT COVER - PERSONAL PROPERTY
3/9/99 The local assessor is responsible for
the valuation of four main categories of personal property; boats,
aircraft, equipment used in a trade or business and manufactured homes
not on a permanent foundation. |
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