Programs That Could Save You Money
- Savings for Seniors on Replacement Home
You may be eligible to transfer your Prop 13 value to another property in CA.
- Homeowners' Exemptions
If you owned and occupied your principal place of residence on January 1, you may qualify for a Homeowners' Exemption that would exempt $7,000 of your property's value from taxation.
- Institutional Exemptions
Property used exclusively by a church, college, cemetery, museum, school or library may qualify for an exemption from property taxation. Property owned and used exclusively by a nonprofit religious, charitable, scientific or hospital corporation may also be eligible.
- Transfers Between Family
A family home that is transferred between parents and children or from grandparents to grandchildren may be excluded from reassessment.
- Property Tax Assistance For Blind, Disabled or Senior Citizens
The State of California administers two programs to assist low-income blind, disabled or senior citizens pay property taxes.
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Severely & Permanently Disabled Homeowners
Homeowners who are severely and permanently disabled may be eligible to transfer an existing Prop. 13 factored base year value to a replacement residence.
- Disabled Veterans
This exemption applies to the home of a person (or their spouse) who is, or has been, injured in military service.
- Property Damaged, Destroyed, Contaminated or Taken by Government Action
