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