John Tuteur Napa County Assessor, Property Articles

<body> <p align="center"><b><font color="#0000FF">Articles by John Tuteur </font><font SIZE="2"><img SRC="seal.jpg" align="right" alt="Napa County California" width="118" height="120"></font><font face="Arial" color="#0000FF"><br> Napa County Assessor-Recorder/County Clerk</font></b></p> <p align="center">Should you have any questions please contact Napa County Assessor-Recorder John Tuteur at 707.253.4459 <br> or by e-mail <a href="mailto:jtuteur@co.napa.ca.us">jtuteur@co.napa.ca.us</a></p> <p>This page uses frames, but your browser doesn't support them.</p> <p> </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="2" width="161" bgcolor="#008080" style="border-style: double" height="2119"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin-left: 5" valign="top" align="left" height="42"> <font size="1" face="Arial"><a href="boundary-disputes.htm" target="main"> PROPERTY BOUNDARY DISPUTES<br> </a>7/16/99</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin-left: 5" valign="top" align="left" height="42"> <a href="trusts.htm" target="main"><font size="1" face="Arial">ROLE OF TRUSTS IN PROPERTY OWNERSHIP<br> </font></a><font size="1" face="Arial">7/7/99</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin-left: 5" valign="top" align="left" height="56"> <font size="1" face="Arial"><a href="fair-assessments.htm" target="main"> CORRECT INFORMATION RESULTS IN FAIR ASSESSMENTS<br> </a>6/15/99</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin-left: 5" valign="top" align="left" height="56"> <a href="changing-title-reappraisal.htm" target="main"> <font size="1" face="Arial">CHANGING TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY CAN TRIGGER A REAPPRAISAL<br> </font></a><font size="1" face="Arial">6/9/99</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin-left: 5" valign="top" align="left" height="28"> <a href="three-deeds.htm"><font size="1" face="Arial">THREE TYPES OF DEEDS<br> </font></a><font size="1" face="Arial">6/7/99</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin-left: 5" valign="top" align="left" height="56"> <a href="restoring-prop13-values.htm"><font size="1" face="Arial"> RESTORING PROP 13 BASE YEAR VALUES IN A RISING MARKET</font></a><font size="1" face="Arial"><br> 5/19/99</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin-left: 5" valign="top" align="left" height="42"> <a href="valuing-vineyards.htm"><font size="1" face="Arial">VALUING VINEYARDS FOR ASSESSMENT PURPOSES<br> </font></a><font size="1" face="Arial">4/29/99</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin-left: 5" valign="top" align="left" height="42"> <font size="1" face="Arial"> <a href="location-location.htm">LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION<br> </a>4/29/99</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin-left: 5" valign="top" align="left" height="42"> <font size="1" face="Arial"><a href="assessor-does.htm">WHAT THE ASSESSOR DOES AND WHY YOU SHOULD CARE<br> </a>4/29/99</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin-left: 5" valign="top" align="left" height="42"> <font size="1" face="Arial"><a href="holding-title.htm">CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP: WHAT IT MEANS TO THE PROPERTY OWNER<br> </a>4/16/99</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin-left: 5" valign="top" align="left" height="42"> <font size="1"><a href="holding-title.htm">HOLDING TITLE TO YOUR PROPERTY<br> </a>4/16/99</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin-left: 5" valign="top" align="left" height="42"> <font size="1" face="Arial"><a href="personal-property.htm">WHAT PROPOSITION 13 DOES NOT COVER - PERSONAL PROPERTY</a><br> 3/9/99</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin-left: 5" valign="top" align="left" height="28"> <font size="1" face="Arial"> <a href="changes-holding-title.htm" target="main">(CHANGES IN) HOLDING TITLE TO YOUR PROPERTY</a><br> 3/9/99</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin-left: 5" valign="top" align="left" height="28"> <font size="1" face="Arial"><a href="parcel-not.htm" target="main">WHEN IS A PARCEL NOT A PARCEL?<br> </a>3/5/99</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin-left: 5" valign="top" align="left" height="14"> <font size="1" face="Arial"><a href="dba.htm" target="main">"Doing Business As (DBA)"<br> </a>2/11/99</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin-left: 5" valign="top" align="left" height="42"> <font size="1" face="Arial"><a href="proration.htm" target="main"> PRORATION OF PROPERTY TAXES – SHARING THE BURDEN</a><br> 1/16/99</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin-left: 5" valign="top" align="left" height="28"> <a href="notarized.htm" target="main"><font size="1" face="Arial">WHY DOCUMENTS ARE NOTARIZED<br> </font></a><font size="1" face="Arial">11/18/98</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin-left: 5" valign="top" align="left" height="28"> <font size="1" face="Arial">ASSESSING PRIVATE USE OF NON-TAXABLE PROPERTY</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin-left: 5" valign="top" align="left" height="28"> <font size="1" face="Arial">PUBLIC RECORDS AND PERSONAL PRIVACY</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin-left: 5" valign="top" align="left" height="28"> <font size="1" face="Arial">VALUING CONTAMINATED PROPERTY</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin-left: 5" valign="top" align="left" height="28"> <font size="1" face="Arial">THE DOCUMENTARY TRANSFER TAX</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin-left: 5" valign="top" align="left" height="28"> <font size="1" face="Arial">THE ASSESSOR DOES NOT DO ASSESSMENTS</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin-left: 5" valign="top" align="left" height="42"> <font size="1" face="Arial">PROPOSITION 13 AND PUBLIC AGENCY ACQUISITIONS OF PRIVATE PROPERTY</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin-left: 5" valign="top" align="left" height="28"> <font size="1" face="Arial">GOOD NEWS/ WORSE NEWS ABOUT DECLINES IN VALUE</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin-left: 5" valign="top" align="left" height="42"> <font size="1" face="Arial">ADJUSTING ASSESSED VALUES IN A VOLATILE REAL ESTATE MARKET</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin-left: 5" valign="top" align="left" height="28"> <font size="1" face="Arial">UNDERSTANDING LIENS AND HOW TO AVOID THEM</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin-left: 5" valign="top" align="left" height="70"> <font size="1" face="Arial">PRESERVING YOUR PROPOSITION 13 BASE YEAR VALUE (1):<br> THE PARENT-TO-CHILD EXCLUSION</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin-left: 5" valign="top" align="left" height="28"> <font size="1" face="Arial">FROM ROYAL CLAIM TO PRIVATE PROPERTY</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin-left: 5" valign="top" align="left" height="28"> <font size="1" face="Arial">KEEPING TRACK OF WHO OWNS WHAT</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin-left: 5" valign="top" align="left" height="42"> <font size="1" face="Arial">DEATH AND TAXES: SOMETIMES THEY GO TOGETHER</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin-left: 5" valign="top" align="left" height="28"> <font size="1" face="Arial">THE PROPERTY TAX: AN ANCIENT LEVY</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin-left: 5" valign="top" align="left" height="28"> <font size="1" face="Arial">ADJUSTING PROPERTY TAXES FOR CALAMITIES</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin-left: 5" valign="top" align="left" height="42"> <font size="1" face="Arial">ESCAPES AND REFUNDS: CORRECTING PRIOR TAX ROLLS</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin-left: 5" valign="top" align="left" height="42"> <font size="1" face="Arial">NEW CONSTRUCTION OFTEN LEADS TO A NEW BASE YEAR VALUE</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin-left: 5" valign="top" align="left" height="56"> <p ALIGN="left"><font size="1" face="Arial">PRESERVING YOUR PROPOSITION 13 BASE YEAR VALUE (2):<br> HOW TO TAKE IT WITH YOU</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin-left: 5" valign="top" align="left" height="70"> <p ALIGN="left"><font size="1" face="Arial">APPEALING AN ASSESSMENT:<br> WHEN PROPERTY OWNER AND ASSESSOR CANNOT AGREE</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-bottom-style: solid; 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