Body Sometimes property owners may consider the assessed value to be high and need to contact the Assessor Department. We welcome the opportunity to answer any of your questions and explain your assessment. However, if after contacting the Assessor Department, your value concerns are not resolved, you can file a formal...

Body Types of Damaged Property Contaminated Property (Prop. 1) Residential property must be deemed uninhabitable due to environmental contamination. Non-residential property must be deemed unusable due to environmental contamination. A state or federal agency must designate the property as an environmentally hazardous site. If the owner of the property caused the...

Body New Construction and Additions New construction is generally assessable and may increase the taxable value of your property, whereas normal maintenance, repair or replacement of existing structures/items will not. Taxable New Construction New construction is taxable if it adds value to the property and is not considered normal maintenance or...

Body Supplemental Assessments Two Supplemental Assessments? Depending on the date of change of ownership or completion of new construction, you may receive one or two supplemental bills: If a change of ownership or completion of new construction event occurs on or after June 1 but before January 1, there will be...

Body Annual Property Value Notices You may receive a Property Value Notice due to changes in ownership, new construction, or other activities to your property. Also, you may receive a notice if your Taxable Value has been temporarily reduced under Proposition 8, or if your Taxable Value has increased more than... Links in this section relate to Body

Body Orange County Assessor Claude Parrish has delivered the 2026-27 Local Assessment Roll of Values that includes all locally assessable property in Orange County. The total net value on the Roll is over $889.63 billion. The Roll of Values is up 4.65% or $39.51 billion more than last year (FY 2025-26). Links in this section relate to Body

Body What Is Business Personal Property? Tangible property owned, claimed, possessed or controlled in the conduct of a profession, trade or business may be subject to property taxes. The Low-Value Ordinance Exemption has been increased to $10,000. Property valued at $10,000 or less will be exempt. This exemption does not require...

Body A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Access Code or (BIN) Application Software Appraisal Date APN (Assessor's Parcel No.) Assessed Value Assessee Assessee Name Assessment Appeal Assessment Appeals Board Assessment...

Body In light of a scam falsely promoting a federal program to freeze or cut property taxes, please note that California property taxes are governed by California state law, not the federal government. Summarized below are the legitimate California property tax relief programs available to taxpayers. They are organized by the...

Body Real Estate Fraud NOTICE: A scam is circulating online and via phone calls claiming a federal program ("Form 1098-SR") can freeze property taxes for seniors or reduce property tax bills. No such program exists. No federal laws cap or freeze property taxes. Property taxes in California are administered by state...