Amended in Assembly March 21, 2013

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 1172


Introduced by Assembly Member Bocanegra

February 22, 2013


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LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1172, as amended, Bocanegra. begin deletePersonal income tax. end deletebegin insertProperty tax: intercounty base year value transfers.end insert

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The California Constitution authorizes the Legislature to provide that a person who is either severely disabled or over the age of 55 years may transfer the base year value, as defined, of property that is eligible for the homeowners’ property tax exemption to a replacement dwelling that is of equal or lesser value located within the same county as the property from which the base year value is transferred, and if a county ordinance so providing has been adopted, to a replacement dwelling that is located in a different county.

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This bill would authorize any person over the age of 65 years to transfer the base year value of an original property to a replacement dwelling located in a different county without the adoption of a county ordinance so providing. This bill would require this provision to be applied only to intercounty transfers of base year value that occur on or after January 1, 2014.

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 By changing the manner in which local assessors assess property for property taxation purposes, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

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The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

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This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.

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Section 2229 of the Revenue and Taxation Code requires the Legislature to reimburse local agencies annually for certain property tax revenues lost as a result of any exemption or classification of property for purposes of ad valorem property taxation.

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This bill would provide that, notwithstanding Section 2229 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, no appropriation is made and the state shall not reimburse local agencies for property tax revenues lost by them pursuant to the bill.

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This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy, but would become operative only if Assembly Constitutional Amendment ____ of the 2013-14 Regular Session is approved by the voters.

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The Personal Income Tax Law conforms, with modification, to the federal definition of exchanged basis property.

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This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to that provision.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: begin deleteno end deletebegin insertyesend insert. State-mandated local program: begin deleteno end deletebegin insertyesend insert.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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begin insertSection 69.5 of the end insertbegin insertRevenue and Taxation Codeend insert
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69.5.  

(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
4pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 2 of Article XIII A of the
5California Constitution, any person over the age of 55 years, or
6any severely and permanently disabled person, who resides in
7property that is eligible for the homeowners’ exemption under
8subdivision (k) of Section 3 of Article XIII of the California
9Constitution and Section 218 may transfer, subject to the conditions
10and limitations provided in this section, the base year value of that
11property to any replacement dwelling of equal or lesser value that
12is located within the same county and is purchased or newly
P3    1constructed by that person as his or her principal residence within
2two years of the sale by that person of the original property,
3provided that the base year value of the original property shall not
4be transferred to the replacement dwelling until the original
5property is sold.

6(2) Notwithstanding the limitation in paragraph (1) requiring
7that the original property and the replacement dwelling be located
8in the same county, this limitation shall not apply inbegin delete anyend deletebegin insert either of
9the following circumstances:end insert

10begin insert(A)end insertbegin insertend insertbegin insertIn any end insertcounty in which the county board of supervisors,
11after consultation with local affected agencies within the boundaries
12of the county, adopts an ordinance making the provisions of
13paragraph (1) also applicable to situations in which replacement
14dwellings are located in that county and the original properties are
15located in another county within this state. The authorization
16contained in this paragraph shall be applicable in a county only if
17the ordinance adopted by the board of supervisors complies with
18all of the following requirements:

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19(A)

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20begin insert(i)end insert It is adopted only after consultation between the board of
21supervisors and all other local affected agencies within the county’s
22boundaries.

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23(B)

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24begin insert(ii)end insert It requires that all claims for transfers of base year value
25from original property located in another county be granted if the
26claims meet the applicable requirements of both subdivision (a)
27of Section 2 of Article XIII A of the California Constitution and
28this section.

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29(C)

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30begin insert(iii)end insert It requires that all base year valuations of original property
31located in another county and determined by its assessor be
32accepted in connection with the granting of claims for transfers of
33base year value.

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34(D)

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35begin insert(iv)end insert It provides that its provisions are operative for a period of
36not less than five years.

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37(E)

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38begin insert(v)end insert The ordinance specifies the date on and after which its
39provisions shall be applicable. However, the date specified shall
40not be earlier than November 9, 1988. The specified applicable
P4    1date may be a date earlier than the date the county adopts the
2ordinance.

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3(B) When any person over the age of 65 years transfers the base
4year value of an original property to a replacement dwelling. This
5subparagraph shall only apply to intercounty transfers of base
6year value that occur on or after January 1, 2014.

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7(b) In addition to meeting the requirements of subdivision (a),
8any person claiming the property tax relief provided by this section
9shall be eligible for that relief only if the following conditions are
10met:

11(1) The claimant is an owner and a resident of the original
12property either at the time of its sale, or at the time when the
13original property was substantially damaged or destroyed by
14misfortune or calamity, or within two years of the purchase or new
15construction of the replacement dwelling.

16(2) The original property is eligible for the homeowners’
17exemption, as the result of the claimant’s ownership and occupation
18of the property as his or her principal residence, either at the time
19of its sale, or at the time when the original property was
20substantially damaged or destroyed by misfortune or calamity, or
21within two years of the purchase or new construction of the
22replacement dwelling.

23(3) At the time of the sale of the original property, the claimant
24or the claimant’s spouse who resides with the claimant is at least
2555 years of age, or is severely and permanently disabled.

26(4) At the time of claiming the property tax relief provided by
27subdivision (a), the claimant is an owner of a replacement dwelling
28and occupies it as his or her principal place of residence and, as a
29result thereof, the property is currently eligible for the homeowners’
30exemption or would be eligible for the exemption except that the
31property is already receiving the exemption because of an
32exemption claim filed by the previous owner.

33(5) The original property of the claimant is sold by him or her
34within two years of the purchase or new construction of the
35replacement dwelling. For purposes of this paragraph, the purchase
36or new construction of the replacement dwelling includes the
37purchase of that portion of land on which the replacement building,
38structure, or other shelter constituting a place of abode of the
39claimant will be situated and that, pursuant to paragraph (3) of
40subdivision (g), constitutes a part of the replacement dwelling.

P5    1(6) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision
2(a), the replacement dwelling, including that portion of land on
3which it is situated that is specified in paragraph (5), is located
4entirely within the same county as the claimant’s original property.

5(7) The claimant has not previously been granted, as a claimant,
6the property tax relief provided by this section, except that this
7paragraph shall not apply to any person who becomes severely
8and permanently disabled subsequent to being granted, as a
9claimant, the property tax relief provided by this section for any
10person over the age of 55 years. In order to prevent duplication of
11claims under this section within this state, county assessors shall
12report quarterly to the State Board of Equalization that information
13from claims filed in accordance with subdivision (f) and from
14county records as is specified by the board necessary to identify
15fully all claims under this section allowed by assessors and all
16claimants who have thereby received relief. The board may specify
17that the information include all or a part of the names and social
18security numbers of claimants and their spouses and the identity
19and location of the replacement dwelling to which the claim
20applies. The information may be required in the form of data
21processing media or other media and in a format that is compatible
22with the recordkeeping processes of the counties and the auditing
23procedures of the state.

24(c) The property tax relief provided by this section shall be
25available if the original property or the replacement dwelling, or
26both, of the claimant includes, but is not limited to, either of the
27following:

28(1) A unit or lot within a cooperative housing corporation, a
29community apartment project, a condominium project, or a planned
30unit development. If the unit or lot constitutes the original property
31of the claimant, the assessor shall transfer to the claimant’s
32replacement dwelling only the base year value of the claimant’s
33unit or lot and his or her share in any common area reserved as an
34appurtenance of that unit or lot. If the unit or lot constitutes the
35replacement dwelling of the claimant, the assessor shall transfer
36the base year value of the claimant’s original property only to the
37unit or lot of the claimant and any share of the claimant in any
38common area reserved as an appurtenance of that unit or lot.

39(2) A manufactured home or a manufactured home and any land
40owned by the claimant on which the manufactured home is situated.
P6    1For purposes of this paragraph, “land owned by the claimant”
2includes a pro rata interest in a resident-owned mobilehome park
3that is assessed pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 62.1.

4(A) If the manufactured home or the manufactured home and
5the land on which it is situated constitutes the claimant’s original
6property, the assessor shall transfer to the claimant’s replacement
7dwelling either the base year value of the manufactured home or
8the base year value of the manufactured home and the land on
9which it is situated, as appropriate. If the manufactured home
10dwelling that constitutes the original property of the claimant
11includes an interest in a resident-owned mobilehome park, the
12assessor shall transfer to the claimant’s replacement dwelling the
13base year value of the claimant’s manufactured home and his or
14her pro rata portion of the real property of the park. No transfer of
15base year value shall be made by the assessor of that portion of
16land that does not constitute a part of the original property, as
17provided in paragraph (4) of subdivision (g).

18(B) If the manufactured home or the manufactured home and
19the land on which it is situated constitutes the claimant’s
20replacement dwelling, the assessor shall transfer the base year
21value of the claimant’s original property either to the manufactured
22home or the manufactured home and the land on which it is
23situated, as appropriate. If the manufactured home dwelling that
24constitutes the replacement dwelling of the claimant includes an
25interest in a resident-owned mobilehome park, the assessor shall
26transfer the base year value of the claimant’s original property to
27the manufactured home of the claimant and his or her pro rata
28portion of the park. No transfer of base year value shall be made
29by the assessor to that portion of land that does not constitute a
30part of the replacement dwelling, as provided in paragraph (3) of
31subdivision (g).

32This subdivision shall be subject to the limitations specified in
33subdivision (d).

34(d) The property tax relief provided by this section shall be
35available to a claimant who is the coowner of the original property,
36as a joint tenant, a tenant in common, a community property owner,
37or a present beneficiary of a trust subject to the following
38limitations:

39(1) If a single replacement dwelling is purchased or newly
40constructed by all of the coowners and each coowner retains an
P7    1interest in the replacement dwelling, the claimant shall be eligible
2under this section whether or not any or all of the remaining
3coowners would otherwise be eligible claimants.

4(2) If two or more replacement dwellings are separately
5purchased or newly constructed by two or more coowners and
6more than one coowner would otherwise be an eligible claimant,
7only one coowner shall be eligible under this section. These
8coowners shall determine by mutual agreement which one of them
9shall be deemed eligible.

10(3) If two or more replacement dwellings are separately
11purchased or newly constructed by two coowners who held the
12original property as community property, only the coowner who
13has attained the age of 55 years, or is severely and permanently
14disabled, shall be eligible under this section. If both spouses are
15over 55 years of age, they shall determine by mutual agreement
16which one of them is eligible.

17In the case of coowners whose original property is a multiunit
18dwelling, the limitations imposed by paragraphs (2) and (3) shall
19only apply to coowners who occupied the same dwelling unit
20within the original property at the time specified in paragraph (2)
21of subdivision (b).

22(e) Upon the sale of original property, the assessor shall
23determine a new base year value for that property in accordance
24with subdivision (a) of Section 2 of Article XIII A of the California
25Constitution and Section 110.1, whether or not a replacement
26dwelling is subsequently purchased or newly constructed by the
27former owner or owners of the original property.

28This section shall not apply unless the transfer of the original
29property is a change in ownership that either (1) subjects that
30property to reappraisal at its current fair market value in accordance
31with Section 110.1 or 5803 or (2) results in a base year value
32determined in accordance with this section, Section 69, or Section
3369.3 because the property qualifies under this section, Section 69,
34or Section 69.3 as a replacement dwelling or property.

35(f) (1) A claimant shall not be eligible for the property tax relief
36provided by this section unless the claimant provides to the
37assessor, on a form that shall be designed by the State Board of
38Equalization and that the assessor shall make available upon
39request, the following information:

P8    1(A) The name and social security number of each claimant and
2of any spouse of the claimant who is a record owner of the
3replacement dwelling.

4(B) Proof that the claimant or the claimant’s spouse who resided
5on the original property with the claimant was, at the time of its
6sale, at least 55 years of age, or severely and permanently disabled.
7Proof of severe and permanent disability shall be considered a
8certification, signed by a licensed physician and surgeon of
9appropriate specialty, attesting to the claimant’s severely and
10permanently disabled condition. In the absence of available proof
11that a person is over 55 years of age, the claimant shall certify
12under penalty of perjury that the age requirement is met. In the
13case of a severely and permanently disabled claimant either of the
14following shall be submitted:

15(i) A certification, signed by a licensed physician or surgeon of
16appropriate specialty that identifies specific reasons why the
17disability necessitates a move to the replacement dwelling and the
18disability-related requirements, including any locational
19requirements, of a replacement dwelling. The claimant shall
20substantiate that the replacement dwelling meets disability-related
21requirements so identified and that the primary reason for the move
22to the replacement dwelling is to satisfy those requirements. If the
23claimant, or the claimant’s spouse or guardian, so declares under
24penalty of perjury, it shall be rebuttably presumed that the primary
25purpose of the move to the replacement dwelling is to satisfy
26identified disability-related requirements.

27(ii) The claimant’s substantiation that the primary purpose of
28the move to the replacement dwelling is to alleviate financial
29burdens caused by the disability. If the claimant, or the claimant’s
30spouse or guardian, so declares under penalty of perjury, it shall
31be rebuttably presumed that the primary purpose of the move is
32to alleviate the financial burdens caused by the disability.

33(C) The address and, if known, the assessor’s parcel number of
34the original property.

35(D) The date of the claimant’s sale of the original property and
36the date of the claimant’s purchase or new construction of a
37replacement dwelling.

38(E) A statement by the claimant that he or she occupied the
39replacement dwelling as his or her principal place of residence on
40the date of the filing of his or her claim.

P9    1(F) Any claim under this section shall be filed within three years
2of the date the replacement dwelling was purchased or the new
3construction of the replacement dwelling was completed subject
4to subdivision (k) or (m).

5(2) A claim for transfer of base year value under this section
6that is filed after the expiration of the filing period set forth in
7subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) shall be considered by the
8assessor, subject to all of the following conditions:

9(A) Any base year value transfer granted pursuant to that claim
10shall apply commencing with the lien date of the assessment year
11in which the claim is filed.

12(B) The full cash value of the replacement property in the
13assessment year described in subparagraph (A) shall be the base
14year value of the real property in the assessment year in which the
15base year value was transferred, factored to the assessment year
16described in subparagraph (A) for both of the following:

17(i) Inflation as annually determined in accordance with
18paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 51.

19(ii) Any subsequent new construction occurring with respect to
20the subject real property that does not qualify for property tax relief
21pursuant to the criteria set forth in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of
22paragraph (4) of subdivision (h).

23(g) For purposes of this section:

24(1) “Person over the age of 55 years” means any person or the
25spouse of any person who has attained the age of 55 years or older
26at the time of the sale of the original property.

27(2) “Base year value of the original property” means its base
28year value, as determined in accordance with Section 110.1, with
29the adjustments permitted by subdivision (b) of Section 2 of Article
30XIII A of the California Constitution and subdivision (f) of Section
31110.1, determined as of the date immediately prior to the date that
32the original property is sold by the claimant, or in the case where
33the original property has been substantially damaged or destroyed
34by misfortune or calamity and the owner does not rebuild on the
35original property, determined as of the date immediately prior to
36the misfortune or calamity.

37If the replacement dwelling is purchased or newly constructed
38after the transfer of the original property, “base year value of the
39original property” also includes any inflation factor adjustments
40permitted by subdivision (f) of Section 110.1 for the period
P10   1subsequent to the sale of the original property. The base year or
2years used to compute the “base year value of the original property”
3shall be deemed to be the base year or years of any property to
4which that base year value is transferred pursuant to this section.

5(3) “Replacement dwelling” means a building, structure, or
6other shelter constituting a place of abode, whether real property
7or personal property, that is owned and occupied by a claimant as
8his or her principal place of residence, and any land owned by the
9claimant on which the building, structure, or other shelter is
10situated. For purposes of this paragraph, land constituting a part
11of a replacement dwelling includes only that area of reasonable
12size that is used as a site for a residence, and “land owned by the
13claimant” includes land for which the claimant either holds a
14leasehold interest described in subdivision (c) of Section 61 or a
15land purchase contract. Each unit of a multiunit dwelling shall be
16considered a separate replacement dwelling. For purposes of this
17paragraph, “area of reasonable size that is used as a site for a
18residence” includes all land if any nonresidential uses of the
19property are only incidental to the use of the property as a
20residential site. For purposes of this paragraph, “land owned by
21the claimant” includes an ownership interest in a resident-owned
22mobilehome park that is assessed pursuant to subdivision (b) of
23Section 62.1.

24(4) “Original property” means a building, structure, or other
25shelter constituting a place of abode, whether real property or
26personal property, that is owned and occupied by a claimant as his
27or her principal place of residence, and any land owned by the
28claimant on which the building, structure, or other shelter is
29situated. For purposes of this paragraph, land constituting a part
30of the original property includes only that area of reasonable size
31that is used as a site for a residence, and “land owned by the
32claimant” includes land for which the claimant either holds a
33leasehold interest described in subdivision (c) of Section 61 or a
34land purchase contract. Each unit of a multiunit dwelling shall be
35considered a separate original property. For purposes of this
36paragraph, “area of reasonable size that is used as a site for a
37residence” includes all land if any nonresidential uses of the
38property are only incidental to the use of the property as a
39residential site. For purposes of this paragraph, “land owned by
40the claimant” includes an ownership interest in a resident-owned
P11   1mobilehome park that is assessed pursuant to subdivision (b) of
2Section 62.1.

3(5) “Equal or lesser value” means that the amount of the full
4cash value of a replacement dwelling does not exceed one of the
5following:

6(A) One hundred percent of the amount of the full cash value
7of the original property if the replacement dwelling is purchased
8or newly constructed prior to the date of the sale of the original
9property.

10(B) One hundred and five percent of the amount of the full cash
11value of the original property if the replacement dwelling is
12purchased or newly constructed within the first year following the
13date of the sale of the original property.

14(C) One hundred and ten percent of the amount of the full cash
15value of the original property if the replacement dwelling is
16purchased or newly constructed within the second year following
17the date of the sale of the original property.

18For the purposes of this paragraph, except as otherwise provided
19in paragraph (4) of subdivision (h), if the replacement dwelling is,
20in part, purchased and, in part, newly constructed, the date the
21“replacement dwelling is purchased or newly constructed” is the
22date of purchase or the date of completion of construction,
23whichever is later.

24(6) “Full cash value of the replacement dwelling” means its full
25cash value, determined in accordance with Section 110.1, as of
26the date on which it was purchased or new construction was
27completed, and after the purchase or the completion of new
28construction.

29(7) “Full cash value of the original property” means, either:

30(A) Its new base year value, determined in accordance with
31subdivision (e), without the application of subdivision (h) of
32Section 2 of Article XIII A of the California Constitution, plus the
33adjustments permitted by subdivision (b) of Section 2 of Article
34XIII A and subdivision (f) of Section 110.1 for the period from the
35date of its sale by the claimant to the date on which the replacement
36property was purchased or new construction was completed.

37(B) In the case where the original property has been substantially
38damaged or destroyed by misfortune or calamity and the owner
39does not rebuild on the original property, its full cash value, as
40determined in accordance with Section 110, immediately prior to
P12   1its substantial damage or destruction by misfortune or calamity,
2as determined by the county assessor of the county in which the
3property is located, without the application of subdivision (h) of
4Section 2 of Article XIII A of the California Constitution, plus the
5adjustments permitted by subdivision (b) of Section 2 of Article
6XIII A of the California Constitution and subdivision (f) of Section
7110.1, for the period from the date of its sale by the claimant to
8the date on which the replacement property was purchased or new
9construction was completed.

10(8) “Sale” means any change in ownership of the original
11property for consideration.

12(9) “Claimant” means any person claiming the property tax
13relief provided by this section. If a spouse of that person is a record
14owner of the replacement dwelling, the spouse is also a claimant
15for purposes of determining whether in any future claim filed by
16the spouse under this section the condition of eligibility specified
17in paragraph (7) of subdivision (b) has been met.

18(10) “Property that is eligible for the homeowners’ exemption”
19includes property that is the principal place of residence of its
20owner and is entitled to exemption pursuant to Section 205.5.

21(11) “Person” means any individual, but does not include any
22firm, partnership, association, corporation, company, or other legal
23entity or organization of any kind. “Person” includes an individual
24who is the present beneficiary of a trust.

25(12) “Severely and permanently disabled” means any person
26described in subdivision (b) of Section 74.3.

27(13) For the purposes of this section, property is “substantially
28damaged or destroyed by misfortune or calamity” if either the land
29or the improvements sustain physical damage amounting to more
30than 50 percent of either the land’s or the improvement’s full cash
31value immediately prior to the misfortune or calamity. Damage
32includes a diminution in the value of property as a result of
33restricted access to the property where the restricted access was
34caused by the misfortune or calamity and is permanent in nature.

35(h) (1) Upon the timely filing of a claim described in
36subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (f), the assessor
37shall adjust the new base year value of the replacement dwelling
38in conformity with this section. This adjustment shall be made as
39of the latest of the following dates:

40(A) The date the original property is sold.

P13   1(B) The date the replacement dwelling is purchased.

2(C) The date the new construction of the replacement dwelling
3is completed.

4(2) Any taxes that were levied on the replacement dwelling prior
5to the filing of the claim on the basis of the replacement dwelling’s
6new base year value, and any allowable annual adjustments thereto,
7shall be canceled or refunded to the claimant to the extent that the
8taxes exceed the amount that would be due when determined on
9the basis of the adjusted new base year value.

10(3) Notwithstanding Section 75.10, Chapter 3.5 (commencing
11with Section 75) shall be utilized for purposes of implementing
12this subdivision, including adjustments of the new base year value
13of replacement dwellings acquired prior to the sale of the original
14property.

15(4) In the case where a claim under this section has been timely
16filed and granted, and new construction is performed upon the
17replacement dwelling subsequent to the transfer of base year value,
18the property tax relief provided by this section also shall apply to
19the replacement dwelling, as improved, and thus there shall be no
20reassessment upon completion of the new construction if both of
21the following conditions are met:

22(A) The new construction is completed within two years of the
23date of the sale of the original property and the owner notifies the
24assessor in writing of completion of the new construction within
25six months after completion.

26(B) The fair market value of the new construction on the date
27of completion, plus the full cash value of the replacement dwelling
28on the date of acquisition, is not more than the full cash value of
29the original property as determined pursuant to paragraph (7) of
30subdivision (g) for purposes of granting the original claim.

31(i) Any claimant may rescind a claim for the property tax relief
32provided by this section and shall not be considered to have
33received that relief for purposes of paragraph (7) of subdivision
34(b), and the assessor shall grant the rescission, if a written notice
35of rescission is delivered to the office of the assessor as follows:

36(1) A written notice of rescission signed by the original filing
37claimant or claimants is delivered to the office of the assessor in
38which the original claim was filed.

39(2) (A) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the
40notice of rescission is delivered to the office of the assessor before
P14   1the date that the county first issues, as a result of relief granted
2under this section, a refund check for property taxes imposed upon
3the replacement dwelling. If granting relief will not result in a
4refund of property taxes, then the notice shall be delivered before
5payment is first made of any property taxes, or any portion thereof,
6imposed upon the replacement dwelling consistent with relief
7granted under this section. If payment of the taxes is not made,
8then notice shall be delivered before the first date that those
9property taxes, or any portion thereof, imposed upon the
10replacement dwelling, consistent with relief granted under this
11section, are delinquent.

12(B) Notwithstanding any other provision in this division, any
13time the notice of rescission is delivered to the office of the assessor
14within six years after relief was granted, provided that the
15replacement property has been vacated as the claimant’s principal
16place of residence within 90 days after the original claim was filed,
17regardless of whether the property continues to receive the
18homeowners’ exemption. If the rescission increases the base year
19value of a property, or the homeowners’ exemption has been
20incorrectly allowed, appropriate escape assessments or
21supplemental assessments, including interest as provided in Section
22506, shall be imposed. The limitations periods for any escape
23assessments or supplemental assessments shall not commence until
24July 1 of the assessment year in which the notice of rescission is
25delivered to the office of the assessor.

26(3) The notice is accompanied by the payment of a fee as the
27assessor may require, provided that the fee shall not exceed an
28amount reasonably related to the estimated cost of processing a
29rescission claim, including both direct costs and developmental
30and indirect costs, such as costs for overhead, personnel, supplies,
31materials, office space, and computers.

32(j) (1) With respect to the transfer of base year value of original
33properties to replacement dwellings located in the same county,
34this section, except as provided in paragraph (3) or (4), shall apply
35to any replacement dwelling that is purchased or newly constructed
36on or after November 6, 1986.

37(2) With respect to the transfer of base year value of original
38properties to replacement dwellings located in different counties,
39except as provided in paragraph (4), this section shall apply to any
40replacement dwelling that is purchased or newly constructed on
P15   1or after the date specified in accordance with subparagraph (E) of
2paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) in the ordinance of the county in
3which the replacement dwelling is located, but shall not apply to
4any replacement dwelling which was purchased or newly
5constructed before November 9, 1988.

6(3) With respect to the transfer of base year value by a severely
7and permanently disabled person, this section shall apply only to
8replacement dwellings that are purchased or newly constructed on
9or after June 6, 1990.

10(4) The amendments made to subdivision (e) by the act adding
11this paragraph shall apply only to replacement dwellings under
12Section 69 that are acquired or newly constructed on or after
13October 20, 1991, and shall apply commencing with the 1991-92
14fiscal year.

15(k) (1) In the case in which a county adopts an ordinance
16pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) that establishes an
17applicable date which is more than three years prior to the date of
18adoption of the ordinance, those potential claimants who purchased
19or constructed replacement dwellings more than three years prior
20to the date of adoption of the ordinance and who would, therefore,
21be precluded from filing a timely claim, shall be deemed to have
22timely filed a claim if the claim is filed within three years after the
23date that the ordinance is adopted. This paragraph may not be
24construed as a waiver of any other requirement of this section.

25(2) In the case in which a county assessor corrects a base year
26value to reflect a pro rata change in ownership of a resident-owned
27mobilehome park that occurred between January 1, 1989, and
28January 1, 2002, pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of
29Section 62.1, those claimants who purchased or constructed
30replacement dwellings more than three years prior to the correction
31and who would, therefore, be precluded from filing a timely claim,
32shall be deemed to have timely filed a claim if the claim is filed
33within three years of the date of notice of the correction of the base
34year value to reflect the pro rata change in ownership. This
35paragraph may not be construed as a waiver of any other
36requirement of this section.

37(3) This subdivision does not apply to a claimant who has
38transferred his or her replacement dwelling prior to filing a claim.

39(4) The property tax relief provided by this section, but filed
40under this subdivision, shall apply prospectively only, commencing
P16   1with the lien date of the assessment year in which the claim is
2filed. There shall be no refund or cancellation of taxes prior to the
3date that the claim is filed.

4(l) No escape assessment may be levied if a transfer of base
5year value under this section has been erroneously granted by the
6assessor pursuant to an expired ordinance authorizing intercounty
7transfers of base year value.

8(m) (1) The amendments made to subdivisions (b) and (g) of
9this section by Chapter 613 of the Statutes of 2001 shall apply:

10(A) With respect to the transfer of base year value of original
11properties to replacement dwellings located in the same county,
12to any replacement dwelling that is purchased or newly constructed
13on or after November 6, 1986.

14(B) With respect to the transfer of base year value of original
15properties to replacement dwellings located in different counties,
16to any replacement dwelling that is purchased or newly constructed
17on or after the date specified in accordance with subparagraph (E)
18of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) in the ordinance of the county
19in which the replacement dwelling is located, but not to any
20replacement dwelling that was purchased or newly constructed
21before November 9, 1988.

22(C) With respect to the transfer of base year value by a severely
23and permanently disabled person, to replacement dwellings that
24are purchased or newly constructed on or after June 6, 1990.

25(2) The property tax relief provided by this section in accordance
26with this subdivision shall apply prospectively only commencing
27with the lien date of the assessment year in which the claim is
28filed. There shall be no refund or cancellation of taxes prior to the
29date that the claim is filed.

30(n) A claim filed under this section is not a public document
31and is not subject to public inspection, except that a claim shall be
32available for inspection by the claimant or the claimant’s spouse,
33the claimant’s or the claimant’s spouse’s legal representative, the
34trustee of a trust in which the claimant or the claimant’s spouse is
35a present beneficiary, and the executor or administrator of the
36claimant’s or the claimant’s spouse’s estate.

37(o) The amendments made to this section by the act adding this
38subdivision shall apply commencing with the lien date for the
392012-13 fiscal year.

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If the Commission on State Mandates determines that
2this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to
3local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made
4pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division
54 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

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Notwithstanding Section 2229 of the Revenue and
7Taxation Code, no appropriation is made by this act and the state
8shall not reimburse any local agency for any property tax revenues
9lost by it pursuant to this act.

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This act provides for a tax levy within the meaning of
11Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into immediate effect.
12However, the provisions of this act shall become operative only if
13Assembly Constitutional Amendment ____ of the 2013-14 Regular
14Session is approved by the voters and, in that event, shall become
15operative on January 1, 2014.

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SECTION 1.  

Section 17020.3 of the Revenue and Taxation
17Code
is amended to read:

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17020.3.  

For purposes of this part, the term “exchanged basis
19property” has the same meaning given to that term by Section
207701(a)(44) of the Internal Revenue Code, except that reference
21to Subtitle A shall instead be a reference to this part.

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