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Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC

DIVISION 1. PROPERTY TAXATION [50 - 5911]

  ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 154. )

PART 0.5. IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE XIII A OF THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION [50 - 100.96]

  ( Part 0.5 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 242. )

CHAPTER 3.5. Change in Ownership and New Construction After the Lien Date [75 - 75.80]

  ( Chapter 3.5 added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 498, Sec. 133. )

ARTICLE 2. Assessments on the Supplemental Roll [75.10 - 75.15]
  ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 498, Sec. 133. )

75.10.
  

(a) Commencing with the 1983–84 assessment year and each assessment year thereafter, whenever a change in ownership occurs or new construction resulting from actual physical new construction on the site is completed, the assessor shall appraise the property changing ownership or the new construction at its full cash value (except as provided in Section 68 and subdivision (b) of this section) on the date the change in ownership occurs or the new construction is completed. The value so determined shall be the new base year value of the property or the new construction.

(b) For purposes of this chapter, “actual physical new construction” includes the removal of a structure from land. The new base year value of the remaining property (after the removal of the structure) shall be determined in the same manner as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 51.

(c) For purposes of this section, “actual physical new construction” includes the discovery of previously unknown reserves of oil or gas.

(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 940, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1998.)

75.11.
  

(a) If the change in ownership occurs or the new construction is completed on or after January 1 but on or before May 31, then there shall be two supplemental assessments placed on the supplemental roll. The first supplemental assessment shall be the difference between the new base year value and the taxable value on the current roll. In the case of a change in ownership of the full interest in the real property, the second supplemental assessment shall be the difference between the new base year value and the taxable value to be enrolled on the roll being prepared. If the change in ownership is of only a partial interest in the real property, the second supplemental assessment shall be the difference between the sum of the new base year value of the portion transferred plus the taxable value on the roll being prepared of the remainder of the property and the taxable value on the roll being prepared of the whole property. For new construction, the second supplemental assessment shall be the value change due to the new construction.

(b) If the change in ownership occurs or the new construction is completed on or after June 1 but before the succeeding January 1, then the supplemental assessment placed on the supplemental roll shall be the difference between the new base year value and the taxable value on the current roll.

(c) If there are multiple changes in ownership or multiple completions of new construction, or both, with respect to the same real property during the same assessment year, then there shall be a net supplemental assessment placed on the supplemental roll, in addition to the assessment pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b). The net supplemental assessment shall be the most recent new base year value less the sum of (1) the previous entry or entries placed on the supplemental roll computed pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b), and (2) the corresponding taxable value on the current roll or the taxable value to be entered on the roll being prepared, or both, depending on the date or dates the change of ownership occurs or new construction is completed as specified in subdivisions (a) and (b).

(d) No supplemental assessment authorized by this section shall be valid, or have any force or effect, unless it is placed on the supplemental roll on or before the applicable date specified in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4), as follows:

(1) The fourth July 1 following the July 1 of the assessment year in which the event giving rise to the supplemental assessment occurred.

(2) The eighth July 1 following the July 1 of the assessment year in which the event giving rise to the supplemental assessment occurred, if the penalty provided for in Section 504 is added to the assessment.

(3) The eighth July 1 following the July 1 of the assessment year in which the event giving rise to the supplemental assessment occurred, if the change in ownership was unrecorded and a change in ownership statement required by Section 480 or preliminary change in ownership report, as required by Section 480.3, was not timely filed.

(4) Notwithstanding any other law, in the case where property that is owned by a community land trust and was previously exempt pursuant to Section 214.18 becomes subject to taxation pursuant to subdivision (d) of that section, any assessment made in the amount of an exemption, or that portion of the exemption, previously allowed pursuant to Section 214.18 shall be made within five years of the lien date following the date on which the property becomes subject to taxation.

(5) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4), there shall be no limitation period on making a supplemental assessment, if the penalty provided for in Section 503 is added to the assessment.

For the purposes of this subdivision, “assessment year” means the period beginning annually as of 12:01 a.m. on the first day of January and ending immediately prior to the succeeding first day of January.

(e) If, before the expiration of the applicable period specified in subdivision (d) for making a supplemental assessment, the taxpayer and the assessor agree in writing to extend the period for making a supplemental assessment, correction, or claim for refund, a supplemental assessment may be made at any time prior to the expiration of that extended period. The extended period may be further extended by successive written agreements entered into prior to the expiration of the most recent extension.

(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 669, Sec. 2. (SB 196) Effective January 1, 2020.)

75.12.
  

(a) For the purposes of this chapter, new construction shall be deemed completed on the earliest of the following dates:

(1) (A) The date upon which the new construction is available for use by the owner, unless the owner does not intend to occupy or use the property. The owner shall notify the assessor prior to, or within 30 days of, the date of commencement of construction that he or she does not intend to occupy or use the property. If the owner does not notify the assessor as provided in this subdivision, the date shall be conclusively presumed to be the date of completion.

(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), an owner is not required to provide the notice described in subparagraph (A) and it is rebuttably presumed that a supplemental assessment is not required on property described in clauses (i) to (iii), inclusive, if the owner’s property meets all of the following conditions:

(i) The property is subdivided into five or more parcels in accordance with the Subdivision Map Act (Division 2 (commencing with Section 66410) of Title 7 of the Government Code), or any successor to that law.

(ii) A map describing the parcels has been recorded.

(iii) Zoning regulations that are applicable to the parcels or building permits for the parcels require that, except for parcels dedicated for public use, single-family residences will be constructed on the parcels.

(2) If the owner does not intend to occupy or use the property, the date the property is occupied or used with the owner’s consent.

(3) If the property cannot be functionally used or occupied on the date it is available for use considering the type of property and any special facts and circumstances affecting use or occupancy, the date the property can be functionally used or occupied.

(b) For the purposes of this section:

(1) “Occupy or use” means the occupancy or use by the owner, including the rental or lease of the property, except as provided in paragraph (2).

(2) Property shall not be considered occupied or used by the owner or with the owner’s consent if the occupancy or use is incidental to an offer for a change of ownership, including, but not limited to, use of the property as a model home.

(c) The board, after consultation with the California Assessors’ Association, shall adopt rules and regulations defining the date of completion of new construction in accordance with this section. The rules and regulations shall not define the date of completion in a manner that the date of completion of all new construction is postponed until the following lien date.

(d) Nothing in this section shall preclude the reassessment of that property on the assessment roll for January 1 following the date of completion.

(e) The owner of any property who notifies the assessor pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) that he or she does not intend to occupy or use the property and the owner of any property that meets all of the conditions under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) shall notify the assessor within 45 days of the earliest date that any of the following occur:

(1) The property changes ownership pursuant to an unrecorded contract of sale.

(2) The property is leased or rented.

(3) The property is occupied or used by the owner for any purpose other than provided in subdivision (b).

(4) The property is occupied or used with the owner’s consent for any purpose other than provided in subdivision (b).

(f) The failure to provide the assessor the notice required by subdivision (e), whether requested or not, shall result in a penalty in the amount specified in Section 482.

(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 607, Sec. 3. (SB 825) Effective January 1, 2014.)

75.13.
  

Any supplemental assessment shall not be deemed to be an escaped assessment subject to Section 4837.5.

(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 946, Sec. 6. Effective September 10, 1984.)

75.14.
  

A supplemental assessment pursuant to this chapter shall not be made for any property not subject to the assessment limitations of Article XIII A of the California Constitution. All property subject to the assessment limitations of Article XIII A of the California Constitution shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter, except as otherwise provided in this article.

(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1102, Sec. 5. Effective September 27, 1983.)

75.15.
  

(a) For fixtures, other than fixtures that are included in a change in ownership or that are included in a structure and are assessed at the completion of the new construction of a structure pursuant to Section 75.12, taxpayers shall report to the assessor once each year at the time the annual property statement is due, on the fixtures added to real property and fixtures removed from real property, the dates of those additions and removals, and the cost of each in the applicable period as follows:

(1) In 1997, the prior 10-month period from March 1 to January 1.

(2) In 1998 and each year thereafter, the prior 12-month period from January 1 to January 1.

This reporting requirement shall not apply to fixtures added or removed on or after the first day of the month following the effective date of the act adding this sentence to this subdivision. One supplemental tax bill shall be prepared for those fixtures based on the cost of the fixtures added and subtracted from real property, the date of each addition or subtraction, and the appropriate tax rate computed pursuant to Section 75.41.

The taxes due from the resulting tax bill shall be collected in the same manner and at the same times as other supplemental tax bills mailed on the same date.

(b) For the purposes of the supplemental roll, taxpayers shall report pursuant to this section only those fixtures which are taxable on the supplemental roll.

(c) This section shall become operative on March 1, 1987.

(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 499, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)

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