Form Boe-261-G (P1) - Claim For Disabled Veterans' Property Tax Exemption - 2009 Page 3
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5COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES • OFFICE OF THE ASSESSOR
BOE-261-G (P3) REV. 15 (08-08) EXM 32 (REV. 8-08)
500 WEST TEMPLE STREET, ROOM 225
DisAblED VETERANs’ EXEMpTiON
LOS ANGELES, CA 90012-2770 • Telephone 213.974.3399
iNFORMATiON AND iNsTRUCTiONs
Email: exempt@assessor.lacounty.gov
RICK AUERBACH
Website: assessor.lacounty.gov
ASSESSOR
GENERAl iNFORMATiON
Si desea ayuda en Español, llame al número 213.974.3211
There are a number of alternatives by which a Disabled Veterans’ Property Tax Exemption may be granted:
Alternative 1: The exemption is available to an eligible owner of a dwelling that is occupied as the owner’s principal place of residence as
of: a) 12:01 a.m. January 1 each year; b) the date of the veteran’s qualifying disability or compensation rating from the USDVA;
c) the date residency is established at a property already owned by the qualifying claimant; or d) the date the veteran died as a result of
a service-connected injury or disease where the unmarried surviving spouse is the claimant.
Alternative 2: The exemption is available to an eligible owner of a dwelling subject to Supplemental Assessment(s) resulting from a change
in ownership or completion of new construction on or after January 1 provided,
(a) The owner occupies or intends to occupy the property as his or her principal place of residence within 90 days after the
change in ownership or completion of construction, and
(b) The property is not already receiving the Disabled Veterans’ Exemption or another property tax exemption of greater
value. If the property received an exemption of lesser value on the current roll, the difference in the amount between
the two exemptions shall be applied to the supplemental assessment.
(c) The owner does not own other property which is currently receiving the Disabled Veterans’ Exemption.
Exemption under Alternative 2 will apply to the supplemental assessment(s), if any, and any remaining exemption amount may be applied
toward the regular assessment.
Effective date: The Disabled Veteran’s Exemption applies beginning on: 1) the effective date, as determined by the USDVA, of a disability
rating that qualifies the claimant for the exemption, or 2) the date the claimant purchases and/or moves into a qualified property, or 3) the
date of a qualified veteran’s death where the unmarried surviving spouse is the claimant.
To obtain the exemption, the claimant must be an owner or co-owner, a purchaser named in a contract of sale, or a shareholder in a
corporation where the rights of shareholding entitle the claimant to possession of a home owned by the corporation. The dwelling
may be any place of residence subject to property tax; a single-family residence, a structure containing more than one dwelling unit, a
condominium or unit in a cooperative housing project, a houseboat, a manufactured home (mobilehome), land you own on which you live in
a state-licensed trailer or manufactured home (mobilehome), whether leased or owned, and the cabana for such a trailer or manufactured
home (mobilehome). A dwelling does not qualify for the exemption if it is, or is intended to be, rented, vacant and unoccupied, or the
vacation or secondary home of the claimant.
If the Disabled Veterans’ Exemption is granted and the property later becomes ineligible for the exemption, you are responsible for notifying
the Assessor of that fact immediately. You will be sent a notice on or shortly after January 1 each year to ascertain whether you have
retained your eligibility. Section 279.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code provides for a penalty of 25 percent of the escape assessment
added for failure to notify the Assessor when the property is no longer eligible for the exemption. To avoid the penalty, you must so notify
the Assessor by the following June 30.
Once granted, the Basic Exemption remains in effect until terminated. Annual filing is required where the Low Income Exemption
is claimed. Once terminated, a new claim form must be obtained from and filed with the Assessor to regain eligibility.
DEADliNEs FOR TiMElY FiliNGs
Alternative 1a: The full exemption is available to the Low-Income Exemption claimant if the filing is made by 5 p.m. on February 15 of
each year. If a claim for the Low-Income exemption is filed after that time but by 5 p.m. on December 10, 90 percent of the exemption is
available. For claims filed after that time, 85 percent of the exemption is available.
If a late filed claim is made for the Low-Income Exemption, subsequent to a timely filed claim for the Basic Exemption, a claimant shall
qualify for 90 percent or 85 percent of the additional exemption amount, depending upon the filing date:
($150,000 - $100,000 = $50,000 x 90% = $45,000 additional exemption amount allowed.)
Alternatives 1b, 1c, and 1d: The full exemption is available, prorated to the date of eligibility, if the filing is made on or before
January 1 of the year next following the year in which 1) the disability rating was received, or 2) residency is established on a property
already owned by the claimant, or 3) the veteran died due to a service-connected injury or disease, or 30 days after any such event,
whichever is later. Thereafter, if an appropriate application for exemption is filed, 85 percent of the exemption available shall be allowed,
subject to a four-year statute of limitations.
Alternative 2: The full exemption (up to the amount of the supplemental assessment), if any, is available if the filing is made by
5 p.m. on the 30th day following the Notice of Supplemental Assessment issued as a result of a change in ownership or completed new
construction. If a claim is filed after the 30th day following the date of the Notice of Supplemental Assessment but on or before the date
on which the first installment of taxes on the supplemental tax bill becomes delinquent, 90 percent of the exemption available shall be
allowed. Thereafter, if an appropriate application for exemption is filed, 85 percent of the exemption shall be allowed subject to a four-year
statute of limitations. If no supplemental notice is received, the claim must be filed on or before January 1 of the year next following the
year in which the property was purchased.
iNsTRUCTiONs
If your name is printed on the form, make sure that it is correct and complete. Change the printed address if it is incorrect. If you are the
unmarried surviving spouse of a veteran, enter the veteran’s name as shown on the discharge documents; if you are using your maiden
name or a surname other than the deceased veteran’s name, attach an explanation.
If there are no entries printed on the form when you receive it, enter your full name and mailing address, including your zip code.
LOCATION OF THE DWELLING. If the parcel number or the legal description of the property and the address of the dwelling are printed
on the form, check to see that they are printed correctly and correct them if they are not. These entries identify the dwelling on which you
claim the exemption.
If the dwelling has no street address, so state. Do not enter a post office box number for the address of the dwelling.
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