SENIOR/DISABLED CITIZENS RELIEF - PROPERTY TAX POSTPONEMENT
If you are blind, disabled, or 62 years of age or older, and if you have an annual income of $24,000 or less, you may have the option of having the State pay all or part of the property taxes on your house or manufactured home. This deferred payment is a lien on the property and becomes due upon sale, change of residence, or death. The filing period for property tax postponement is from May 15th through December 10th. For more information or an application, click here or call the State Controller's Office toll free at (800) 952-5661. For more information or FAQ's go to http://www.sco.ca.gov/col/taxinfo/ptp/index.shtml

SENIOR/DISABLED CITIZENS RELIEF - PROPERTY TAX REIMBURSEMENT
This program provides a pro-rated cash reimbursement for property taxes. To be eligible, you must be either blind, disabled, or 62 years of age or older, and have a total household income (1999) of $33,993 or less. The filing period for property tax assistance is May 15th through August 31st. A claim form must be filed each year to receive the prorated cash reimbursement. For more information or an application, call the State Franchise Tax Board toll free at (800) 868-4171. http://www.ftb.ca.gov/individuals/hra/index.html

EXCLUSION OF NEW CONSTRUCTION FOR DISABLED PERSONS
Qualifying property owners who perform construction, installation, removal, or modification to an existing property to make it more accessible to a severely and permanently disabled person may be eligible, upon timely filing, for an exclusion from reassessment.   The exclusion does not apply to accessibility improvement and features that are usual or customary for comparable properties not occupied by disable persons. Form for disabled persons claim for exclusion of new construction – owner occupied residential (BOE Form 63)              Form for disabled accessibility construction exclusion from assessment – non-owner occupied residential (BOE Form 63A)

DISABLED VETERANS EXEMPTION     FAQ  More Information...  Forms  Worksheet
If you are a veteran who is rated 100% service-connected disabled by the Veterans Administration (or if you are the surviving spouse of such a veteran), you may be eligible for an exemption of up to $150,000 of the assessed value of your principal place of residence.

TRANSFERRING YOUR PROPOSITION 13 VALUES
The following propositions, most frequently used by Senior Citizens, were adopted by California voters to allow property owners to transfer Prop. 13 factored base year values or to exclude certain events from reassessment. If you qualify, you must submit a completed claim form to receive these tax-savings benefits.

Parent-Child Transfer		Prop. 58	More Information...	FAQ	Form
Grandparent-Grandchild Transfer		Prop. 193	More Information...	FAQ	Form
Property Owners At Least 55 - Years Old (between counties)		Prop. 90	More Information...	FAQ	Form
Property Owners At Least 55 - Years Old (within county)		Prop. 60	More Information...	FAQ	Form
Severely and Permanently Disabled Owners		Prop 110	More Information...

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