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If my furniture was destroyed, can my
property taxes be reduced?
temporarily reduce the assessed value of
a property that was damaged or destroyed
No. Household furnishings are not assessed
through no fault of the property owner.
for property taxes and, therefore, do not
The damage must exceed $10,000 and an
qualify for property tax relief.
application must be fi led within 12 months
from the date the damage occurred.
Do boats and airplanes qualify for this
property tax relief if they were damaged by
What type of property tax relief is
a storm or fi re?
available?
Yes. Tax relief is available for all taxable
The current property taxes will be reduced
property, including boats, aircraft, and
for that portion of the property damaged or
business personal property.
destroyed. This reduction will be from the
date of the damage, and will remain in effect
Do I qualify for property tax relief if a storm
until the property is rebuilt or repaired.
damaged my avocado or citrus grove?
Yes. Tax relief is available if the damage
After my property is rebuilt or repaired
to your grove exceeds $10,000. The fruit,
following the damage, will my property
however, is not assessed for property tax
taxes be increased over what they were
purposes and, therefore, is not available for
before?
property tax relief.
No. Property owners will retain their previous
taxable value if the house is rebuilt in a like or
I have an avocado grove and, due to the
similar manner, regardless of the actual cost
fruit fl y infestation, my entire crop was lost.
of construction. However, any new square
Can I qualify for a calamity reduction?
footage or extras, such as additional baths,
Although the Assessor’s Offi ce values the
will be added to the base-year value at its full
trees and irrigation system for property tax
market value.
purposes, the actual fruit is not assessed.
Therefore, there can be no reduction in
What are the requirements to qualify for
property taxes.
this tax relief?
In order to qualify, the damage must be in
My house has a cracked slab. Does this
excess of $10,000 in value, and a claim must
qualify as a calamity?
be fi led with the Assessor’s Offi ce within
No. Although any construction defect will
120months from the date the damage occurred.
adversely affect the value of the property,
it does not qualify for relief under this
If my mobilehome is severely damaged by
program. A court decision has determined
fi re, do I qualify for this tax relief?
that since the damage occurred over time and
Yes. You qualify for this property tax relief if
not as a sudden event, an exact date cannot
your mobilehome was assessed for property
be established. Therefore, there can be no
taxes and is not on State license fees.
reduction under this provision.
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