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BOE-261-G (P3) REV. 21 (05-12)

GENERAL INFORMATION

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 or the veteran spouse of an owner of a dwelling that is occupied as the principal

place of residence for the veteran 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 or veteran spouse of the 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 or the owner’s veteran spouse 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.

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 veteran spouse of an 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 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 90 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: A 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. Ninety precent of the exemption available shall be allowed, 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. Thereafter, if an appropriate claim is filed, 85 percent of the exemption shall be allowed subject to a four year statue

of limitations. If no supplemental notice is received, the claim must be filed on or before the January 1 following the date 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.