| The location of your property determines | | | | This is the most expeditious means of |
| whether next Monday is the last day to appeal | | | | appealing your property's assessed value. In |
| your property taxes. Deadlines vary across | | | | most Counties, there is a form used to |
| the state so it is important to know what the | | | | prepare a Prop. 8 temporary reduction in |
| deadlines are for your County. Under | | | | value request. Generally, you supplement |
| Proposition 8, homeowners are entitled to a | | | | this form with comparables sales from your |
| temporary reduction in their property taxes | | | | neighborhood that will be evaluated by the |
| due to a decline in property value. This | | | | Assessor. If a reduction is granted, then |
| reduction is only available if your assessed | | | | you'll get refund or a smaller property tax |
| value is more than the market value of your | | | | bill. |
| home as of January 1, 2008. | | | | |
| | | | Since the process is informal, the published |
| While homeowners in Los Angeles, San Diego, | | | | dates are not locked in stone and vary |
| San Bernardino, to name a few, have more | | | | considerably by County. As you can see from |
| time, homeowners in San Francisco, Orange | | | | this chart (most populous Counties), |
| County, Santa Clara only have until Monday, | | | | practices for informal property tax appeals |
| September 15th file a property tax appeal. | | | | vary widely from Orange County which locked |
| | | | the doors at the end of April 2008 to Alameda |
| The confusion about appeal dates stems from | | | | where the doors are open until the end of |
| the differences between the formal and | | | | until April, 2009. On the other hand, |
| informal process for a property tax | | | | formal appeals are either due on September |
| reduction. The informal appeal is handled | | | | 15th, 2008 or November 30th, 2008. |
| through each County's Assessor's office. | | | | |