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This form is an application for the transfer of a base year value of a property taken by eminent domain proceedings, acquired by a public entity, or governmental action resulting in a judgment of inverse condemnation, to a comparable replacement property.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
California law provides that under certain conditions a person may transfer the base year value of his or her property to a comparable replacement property if that original property has been taken by eminent domain proceedings, acquisition by a public entity, or governmental action resulting in a judgement of inverse condemnation.
To be considered comparable, a replacement property acquired by a person displaced under one of the three conditions above must be similar in size, utility, and function to the taken property. Replacement property is similar in size if its full cash value does not exceed 120 percent of the award or purchase price paid for the property taken. Replacement property is similar in utility and function if it is, or is intended to be, used in the same manner as the property taken. Property is similar in utility and function if the property taken and the replacement property fall into the same category: Category A - single family and duplex; Category B - commercial, investment, income, or vacant property; Category C - agricultural property. If replacement property is not similar in size, function, and utility, the excess portion is considered to have undergone a change in ownership and will be subject to reappraisal.
The base year value of the replacement property will be determined by comparing the award or purchase price paid for the taken property with the full cash value of the replacement property:
Only the owner(s) of the property taken may receive this property tax relief. Owner means the fee owner or life estate owner of the real property taken.
For replacement property acquired on or after January 1, 1983, a request for relief is considered timely if made within four years of one of the following dates, whichever is applicable:
Replacement property is eligible for relief if acquired after March 1, 1975, and on or after the earliest of:
Any new construction required to make the replacement property comparable to the taken property will be eligible for this property tax relief, if the new construction is completed after March 1, 1975, is completed on or after the earliest of the four dates listed above, and a timely claim for relief is filed.
Relief is limited to the date of displacement, which is the earliest of:
You must provide the Assessor a certified copy of the final order of condemnation or order for possession; a certified copy of the recorded deed showing acquisition by a public entity; a certified copy of the judgement of inverse condemnation; or a certified copy of a document which clearly indicates the name of the acquiring agency, the date condemnation proceedings began, and the date of possession by the acquiring agency.
The Assessor will forward information relative to each claim for property tax relief under this program to the Board of Equalization, County-Assessed Properties Division, MIC:64, P.O. Box 942879, Sacramento, CA 94279-0064, which will determine whether more than one claim for such assessment relief has been made and, if so, will notify the appropriate Assessor(s).
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Forms for use in 2022 will be available starting January 1st, 2022.
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