Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 154.
All property in this State, not exempt under the laws of the United States or of this State, is subject to taxation under this code.
California Revenue and Taxation Code — §§ 201-242
Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 154.
All property in this State, not exempt under the laws of the United States or of this State, is subject to taxation under this code.
Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 414, Sec. 1.
Property owned by a nonprofit entity, in which a transit development board has the sole ownership interest in the entity, shall be deemed to be property owned by the transit development board for purposes of this division. To the extent that the property is possessed, or a claim to or right to possession of the property exists, for other than public purposes, the interest shall be deemed a possessory interest as defined in Section 107.
It is the intent and purpose of this section to clarify Section 3 of Article XIII of the California Constitution and, therefore, this section does not constitute a change in, but is
declaratory of, the existing law. Furthermore, this section shall not be construed to exempt, from ad valorem property taxation, property of any transit development board located outside of its boundaries.
Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 646, Sec. 1.
shall not be construed to exempt any profit-making organization or concessionaire from any property tax, including a property tax on a possessory interest, for the use of property which is used by a nonprofit corporation for the conduct of a fair.
Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1412, Sec. 1. Applicable July 1, 1988, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 1412.
Property which is exclusively devoted to public purposes and is owned by a nonprofit entity, in which a chartered city with a population of over 750,000 and located in a county of the third class has the sole ownership interest shall be deemed to be property owned by the chartered city.
This section shall not be construed to exempt from ad valorem property taxation property of the chartered city located outside of its boundaries.
Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 539, Sec. 1. Effective September 20, 1989.
Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 710, Sec. 18. (AB 786) Effective January 1, 2026.
Capital Programs and Climate Financing Authority and such party shall provide that the difference between the amount of tax paid pursuant to subdivision (a) and the amount determined on the basis of the full cash value of the property shall be paid by such party to the tax collector for the taxing agency at the same time as the property tax is paid.
Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1087, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1997.
possessory interest, either of the following:
Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 134, Sec. 3. (SB 1464) Effective January 1, 2015.
A qualified nonprofit organization that has entered into an agreement with the Department of Parks and Recreation pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 5080.42 of the Public Resources Code for the development, improvement, restoration, care, maintenance, administration, or operation of a unit or units, or portion of a unit, of the state park system shall be deemed to be an agent of the state for purposes of this division and for no other purpose, and any state-owned property, including possessory interests in that property, used or possessed by the qualified nonprofit organization for the development, improvement, restoration, care, maintenance, administration, or operation of a unit or units, or portion of a unit, of the state park system shall be exempt from taxation under subdivision (a) of Section 3 of
Article XIII of the California Constitution.
Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 717, Sec. 3. (AB 1157) Effective January 1, 2018.
belonging to this state, a county, or a city. Property belonging to the State Compensation Insurance Fund is not property belonging to this state.
city, a school district, a community college district, or any combination thereof, that is used to provide rental housing for employees of one or more public school districts or community college
districts.
taxable income.
This tax shall be determined by establishing a ratio of the unrelated business taxable income to the bookstore’s gross income as defined by the Internal Revenue Code. That percent shall be the maximum percentage of such bookstore property on which a property tax can be levied.
At the end of a fiscal year when unrelated business income has been generated, the nonprofit organization shall file with the assessor copies of the organization’s most recent tax return filed with the Internal Revenue Service.
Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 676, Sec. 283.
Any reduction in property taxes on leased property used for libraries and museums that are free and open to the public, leased property used exclusively for public schools, community colleges, state colleges, or state universities, including the University of California, or leased property used exclusively for educational purposes by a nonprofit institution of higher education and granted the exemption set forth in subdivision (d) or (e) of Section 3 of Article XIII of the California Constitution shall inure to the benefit of the lessee institution. If the lessor claims the exemption and if the lease or rental agreement does not specifically provide that
the exemption contained in subdivision (d) or (e) of Section 3 of Article XIII is taken into account in fixing the terms of the agreement, the lessee shall receive a reduction in rental payments or a refund thereof, if already paid, in an amount equal to the reduction in taxes.
If the lessor does not claim the exemption on property eligible for the exemption contained in subdivision (d) or (e) of Section 3 of Article XIII, the lessee may file a claim for refund under Section 5096 with respect to taxes paid by the lessor on the property. For purposes of Sections 5097 and 5140, the lessee shall be deemed to be the person who paid the tax, and the refund shall be made directly to the lessee. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 270, the full amount of tax paid by the lessor shall be refunded to the lessee.
Any refund granted pursuant to this part shall not be considered a reduction in
the sales price or gross receipts from the rental of the property for purposes of Part 1 (commencing with Section 6001), Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 7200), or Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251).
Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 261, Sec. 11.2.
Personal property used exclusively in the performance of activities authorized by Division 8 (commencing with Section 89000) of the Education Code, whether by the college itself or by an auxiliary nonprofit corporation or student body organization with which the Director of Education has entered into a lease or contract for the performance of such activities, is deemed property used exclusively for public schools and shall be exempt from taxation.
It is hereby declared that this section is not a change in the present law but is a declaration of preexisting law.
Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 261, Sec. 11.3.
Personal property used exclusively in the performance of activities authorized by Article 2 (commencing with Section 48930) of Chapter 6 of Part 27 of Division 4 of, or Article 4 (commencing with Section 76060) of Chapter 1 of Part 47 of Division 7 of the Education Code by a student body organization acting pursuant to those provisions, is deemed property used exclusively for public schools and shall be exempt from taxation.
Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 759.
Personal property owned or used by student governments of the University of California or by nonprofit corporations operating student book stores of colleges affiliated with the University of California is, for purposes of this section, deemed property belonging to this state and shall be exempt from taxation.
Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 562, Sec. 1. Effective September 18, 1998.
test technology or flight test science, for which the master’s degree program has been approved by the California Council for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education or the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education, on a course of at least two years in liberal arts and sciences, or on a course of at least three years in professional studies, such as law, theology, education, medicine, dentistry, engineering, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, architecture, fine arts, commerce, or journalism.
Constitution, a property tax under this division shall be imposed upon that portion of the bookstore property determined to be generating the unrelated business taxable income, as defined in Section 512 of the Internal Revenue Code, to the extent property is both of the following:
This tax shall be determined by establishing a ratio of the unrelated business taxable income to the bookstore’s gross income as defined by the Internal Revenue Code. That percent shall be the maximum percentage of the bookstore property on which a property tax can
be levied.
At the end of a fiscal year when unrelated business income has been generated, the nonprofit organization shall file with the assessor copies of the organization’s most recent tax return filed with the Internal Revenue Service.
Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 588.
Personal property owned or used by a nonprofit corporation operating a student bookstore affiliated with an educational institution, as defined in Section 203, is, for purposes of this section, deemed property belonging to such educational institution and shall be exempt from taxation.
Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 311.
Property owned by the California School of Mechanical Arts, California Academy of Sciences, or Cogswell Polytechnical College, or held in trust for the Huntington Library and Art Gallery, or their successors, shall be exempt from taxation as provided in subdivision (c) of Section 4 of Article XIII of the Constitution.
Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 311.
The cemetery exemption is as specified in subdivision (g) of Section 3 of Article XIII of the Constitution.
Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1092.
The veterans’ exemption is as specified in subdivisions (o), (p), (q), and (r) of Section 3 of Article XIII of the Constitution.
The following are wars under subdivisions (o), (p), (q), and (r) of Section 3 of Article XIII of the Constitution:
Cheyennes, Arapahoes, Kiowas, and Comanches in Kansas, Colorado, and Indian Territory, 1867–1869.
the Ute Indians in Colorado and Utah, September, 1879–November, 1880.
Communists in South Vietnam, August 5, 1964, to May 8, 1975.
The following are campaigns under subdivisions (o), (p), (q), and (r) of Section 3 of Article XIII of the Constitution:
Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1161.
Section 205 of this code fulfills the intent of subdivisions (o), (p), (q), and (r) of Section 3 of Article XIII of the Constitution. To further carry out the intent of subdivisions (o), (p), (q), and (r) of Section 3 of Article XIII of the Constitution, if the assessment ratio is increased from 25 percent to 100 percent the amount of assessed value subject to the exemption shall be increased from one thousand dollars ($1,000) to four thousand dollars ($4,000) in order to maintain the same proportionate value of the exemption. Whenever assessed value is used to determine eligibility for such exemption based on the limitations on the value of property owned, 25 percent of the
assessed value shall be used when the assessment ratio is increased to 100 percent to maintain the same proportionate values of such property and such limitations.
Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 549, Sec. 3. (SB 663) Effective October 10, 2025.
in the case of an eligible veteran whose household income does not exceed the amount of forty thousand dollars ($40,000), as adjusted for the relevant assessment year as provided in subdivision (h).
(A) A person who is serving in or has served in and has been discharged under other than dishonorable conditions from service in the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, or Coast Guard, and served either in time of war or in time of peace in a campaign or expedition for which a medal has been issued by Congress, or in time of peace and because of a service-connected disability was released from active duty, and who has been determined by the United States
Department of Veterans Affairs to be eligible for federal veterans’ health and medical benefits.
(B) Any person who would qualify as a veteran pursuant to subparagraph (A) except that they have, as a result of a service-connected injury or disease, died while on active duty in military service. The United States Department of Veterans Affairs shall determine whether an injury or disease is service connected.
were it not for their confinement to a hospital or other care facility, provided that the residence is not rented or leased to a third party. For purposes of this subparagraph, a family member who resides at the residence is not a third party.
(ii) The property has not changed ownership since the commencement date of the disaster.
(iii) The veteran intends to reconstruct a dwelling on the
property and occupy the dwelling as their principal place of residence when it is possible to do so.
(iv) In the case of an eligible veteran receiving an increased exemption amount based on household income, as described in subdivision (a), the veteran continues to comply with any applicable annual filing requirement.
limbs, or was totally disabled provided that either of the following conditions is met:
(A) The deceased veteran during their lifetime qualified for the exemption pursuant to subdivision (a), or would have qualified for the exemption under the laws effective on January 1, 1977, except that the veteran died prior to January 1, 1977.
(B) The veteran died from a disease that was service connected as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
The one-hundred-thousand-dollar ($100,000) exemption shall be one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000), as adjusted for the relevant assessment year as provided in subdivision (i), in the case of an eligible unmarried surviving spouse whose household income does not exceed the
amount of forty thousand dollars ($40,000), as adjusted for the relevant assessment year as provided in subdivision (h).
exceed the amount of forty thousand dollars ($40,000), as adjusted for the relevant assessment year as provided in subdivision (h).
that is owned by the veteran’s unmarried surviving spouse” includes all of the following:
the corporation.
service-connected disability in lieu of an original letter of service-connected disability, at the discretion of the claimant, for purposes of verifying eligibility for an exemption pursuant to this section.
entitled. Other real property tax exemptions shall not be granted to any other person with respect to the same residence for which an exemption has been granted pursuant to this section. However, if two or more veterans qualified pursuant to this section coown a property in which they reside, each is entitled to the exemption to the extent of their interest.
assessment years, rounded to the nearest one-thousandth of 1 percent, in the California Consumer Price Index for all items, as determined by the California Department of Industrial Relations.
dates for the 2017–18 fiscal year and for each fiscal year thereafter.
Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 204, Sec. 3. (SB 822) Effective January 1, 2010.
In order to prevent duplications of the disabled veterans’ property tax exemption within the state and improper overlapping with other benefits provided by law, county assessors may supply information from disabled veterans’ property tax exemption claims and county records as is specified by written request of the board necessary to fully identify all disabled veterans’ property tax exemption claims allowed by the assessors. The board may specify that the information include all or a part
of the names and social security numbers of claimants and spouses and the identity and location of the dwelling to which the exemption applies. The information may be required in the form of data-processing media or other media and in such format as is compatible with the recordkeeping processes of the counties and the auditing procedures of the state.
Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 311.
The church exemption is as specified in subdivision (f) of Section 3 and Section 5 of Article XIII of the Constitution.
Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1169, Sec. 3. Effective September 30, 1996.
following shall apply:
by the church, religious denomination, or sect using the land and improvements for the parking of automobiles by persons described in subdivision (a). However, the exemption shall apply to land and improvements that are not owned by the church, religious denomination, or sect using the land and improvements for the parking of automobiles by persons described in subdivision (a) only as long as all of the following conditions are met:
with the fee owner of the land and improvements, for paying the property taxes levied on the land and improvements. For purposes of this subparagraph, paying property taxes levied on land and improvements includes reimbursement paid to the fee owner of the land and improvements for those taxes.
Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 522.
Any reduction in property taxes on leased property used exclusively for religious worship and granted the church exemption shall inure to the benefit of the organization entitled to the exemption. If the lease or rental agreement does not specifically provide that the church exemption is taken into account in fixing the terms of the agreement, the tenant shall receive a reduction in rental payments, or a refund of such payments, if paid, for each month of occupancy, or portion thereof, during the fiscal year equal to one-twelfth of the property taxes not paid during such fiscal year by reason of the church exemption.
Amended [as added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 542] by Stats. 1983, Ch. 120, Sec. 1. Effective June 22, 1983. Section applicable from July 1, 1977, by this amendment and by Sec. 4 of Ch. 120.
Property used exclusively for religious purposes shall be exempt from taxation. Property owned and operated by a church and used for religious worship, preschool purposes, nursery school purposes, kindergarten purposes, school purposes of less than collegiate grade, or for purposes of both schools of collegiate grade and schools less than collegiate grade but excluding property used solely for purposes of schools of collegiate grade, shall be deemed to be used exclusively for religious purposes under this section.
The exemption
provided by this section is granted pursuant to the authority in subdivision (b) of Section 4 of Article XIII of the California Constitution, and shall be known as the “religious exemption.”
This section shall be effective for the 1977–78 fiscal year and fiscal years thereafter.
Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 591, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1999.
Personal property leased to a church and used exclusively for the purposes described in Section 207 shall be deemed to be used exclusively for religious purposes under that section.
The exemption provided by this section is granted pursuant to the authority in Section 2 of Article XIII of the California Constitution.
Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 311.
The bonds exemption is as specified in subdivision (c) of Section 3 of Article XIII of the Constitution.
Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 311.
The exemption of certain vessels from taxation except for state purposes is as specified in subdivision (l) of Section 3 of Article XIII of the Constitution.
Amended by Stats. 1959, Ch. 283.
All right, title or interest in or to any vessel of more than 50 tons burden or 100 tons displacement, and the materials and parts held by the builder of the vessel at the site of construction for the specific purpose of incorporation therein, shall be exempt from taxation except for state purposes, while the vessel is under construction within this State.
Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 356, Sec. 1. Effective September 26, 2008.
exemption period by the December 1990 freeze so as to require pruning to the trunk or bud union to establish a new shoot as a replacement for the damaged tree or grapevine, shall be considered a new planting in orchard or vineyard form.
proclamation of a state of emergency so as to require pruning to the trunk or bud union to establish a new shoot as a replacement for the damaged tree or grapevine, shall be considered a new planting in orchard form.
Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 498, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.
intangible assets and rights shall not enhance or be reflected in the value of taxable property. Taxable property may be assessed and valued by assuming the presence of intangible assets or rights necessary to put the taxable property to beneficial or productive use.
Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 154.
The exhibition exemption is as specified in this section.
Personal property which comes within all the following descriptions is exempt from taxation:
exhibition here.
Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 873.
In partial consideration of the public services provided to property exempted from taxation by Section 214, the owner or person in possession shall permit the free use of such property or portion thereof as a polling place at any election conducted by the registrar of voters if the registrar makes written request for the use of such property at least 60 days before the date of the election. The registrar shall not be entitled to the use of any property used for the practice of religion if the owner or possessor files with him at least 45 days before the election an affidavit that (a) the space requested will be required for the ordinary and usual purposes
of the owner or possessor on the day of the election, setting forth what such use will be, or (b) by reason of any contract, or condition, or covenant in a deed, made or delivered before July 1, 1965, the use of any portion of such property by the registrar of voters would breach such contract, condition, or covenant. The registrar shall not be entitled to the use of other property if an affidavit under (b) is filed with him.
As used in this section, registrar of voters means county clerk in counties having no registrar of voters.
A county using this section shall insure itself, its employees, the owner, and the person in possession of the property against any liability for any injury connected with the use of the property as a polling place.
Use of property under this section shall be considered to be exclusively for religious, hospital, or charitable
purposes.
Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 471, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2004.
501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code, but not otherwise qualified for the “welfare exemption” under other provisions of this code.
furnish such fire protection.
Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 580, Sec. 6. (AB 2897) Effective January 1, 2025.
the case of hospitals, the organization shall not be deemed to be organized or operated for profit if, during the immediately preceding fiscal year, operating revenues, exclusive of gifts, endowments, and grants-in-aid, did not exceed operating expenses by an amount equivalent to 10 percent of those operating expenses. As used herein, operating expenses include depreciation based on cost of replacement and amortization of, and interest on, indebtedness.
(ii) The owner permits any other organization that meets all of the requirements of this subdivision, other than ownership of the property, to conduct fundraising activities on the property and the proceeds derived from those activities are not
unrelated business taxable income, as defined in Section 512 of the Internal Revenue Code, of the organization, are not subject to the tax on unrelated business taxable income that is imposed by Section 511 of the Internal Revenue Code, and are used to further the exempt activity of the organization.
(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A):
(ii) “Fundraising activities” means both activities involving the direct solicitation of money or other
property and the anticipated exchange of goods or services for money between the soliciting organization and the organization or person solicited.
(C) Subparagraph (A) shall have no application in determining whether paragraph (3) has been satisfied unless the owner of the property and any other organization using the property as provided in subparagraph (A) have filed with the assessor a valid organizational clearance certificate issued pursuant to Section 254.6.
(D) For the purposes of determining whether the property is used for the actual operation of the exempt activity, consideration shall not be given to the use of the property for meetings conducted by any other organization if the meetings are incidental to the other organization’s primary activities, are not fundraising
meetings or activities as defined in subparagraph (B), are held no more than once per week, and the other organization and its use of the property meet all other requirements of paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive, of this subdivision. The owner or the other organization also shall file with the assessor a copy of a valid, unrevoked letter or ruling from the Internal Revenue Service or the Franchise Tax Board stating that the other organization, or the national organization of which it is a local chapter or affiliate, qualifies as an exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 23701d, 23701f, or 23701w.
(E) Subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) shall not be construed to either enlarge or restrict the exemption provided for in subdivision (b) of Section 4 and Section 5 of Article XIII of the California
Constitution and this section.
hospital purposes and, upon the liquidation, dissolution, or abandonment of the owner, will not inure to the benefit of any private person except a fund, foundation, or corporation organized and operated for religious, hospital, scientific, or charitable purposes.
The exemption
provided for herein shall be known as the “welfare exemption.” This exemption is in addition to any other exemption now provided by law, and the existence of the exemption provision in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 202 does not preclude the exemption under this section for museum or library property. Except as provided in subdivision (e), this section shall not be construed to enlarge the college exemption.
and Section 5 of Article XIII of the California Constitution and this section.
liability companies, or corporations meeting all of the requirements of subdivision (a), shall be deemed to be within the exemption provided for in subdivision (b) of Section 4 and Section 5 of Article XIII of the California Constitution and this section.
Constitution and this section. As to educational institutions of collegiate grade, as defined in Section 203, the requirements of paragraph (6) of subdivision (a) shall be deemed to be met if both of the following are met:
or this section.
The
amendment of this paragraph made by Chapter 1102 of the Statutes of 1984 does not constitute a change in, but is declaratory of, existing law. However, no refund of property taxes shall be required as a result of this amendment for any fiscal year prior to the fiscal year in which the amendment takes effect.
Property used exclusively for housing and related facilities for elderly or handicapped families at which supplemental care or services designed to meet the special needs of elderly or handicapped residents are not provided, or that is not financed by the federal government pursuant to Section 202 of Public Law 86-372 (12 U.S.C. Sec. 1701q), as amended, Section 231 of Public Law 73-479 (12 U.S.C. Sec. 1715v), Section 236 of Public Law 90-448 (12 U.S.C. Sec. 1715z), or Section 811 of Public Law 101-625 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 8013), shall not be entitled to exemption pursuant
to this subdivision unless the property is used for housing and related facilities for low- and moderate-income elderly or handicapped families. Property that would otherwise be exempt pursuant to this subdivision, except that it includes some housing and related facilities for other than low- or moderate-income elderly or handicapped families, shall be entitled to a partial exemption. The partial exemption shall be equal to that percentage of the value of the property that is equal to the percentage that the number of low- and moderate-income elderly and handicapped families represents of the total number of families occupying the property.
As used in this subdivision, “low and moderate income” has the same meaning as the term “persons and families of low or moderate income” as defined by Section 50093 of the Health and Safety Code.
equal to the percentage that the number of units serving lower income households represents of the total number of residential units in any year in which any of the following criteria applies:
(A) The acquisition, rehabilitation, development, or operation of the property, or any combination of these factors, is financed with tax-exempt mortgage revenue bonds, qualified 501(c)(3) bonds, as that term is defined in Section 145 of Title 26 of the United States Code, or general obligation bonds, or is financed by local, state, or federal loans or grants and the rents of the occupants who are lower income households do not exceed those prescribed by deed restrictions or regulatory agreements pursuant to the terms of the financing or financial assistance.
(B) The owner of the property is
eligible for and receives low-income housing tax credits pursuant to Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by Public Law 99-514.
(C) In the case of a claim, other than a claim with respect to property owned by a limited partnership in which the managing general partner is an eligible nonprofit corporation, that is filed for the 2000–01 fiscal year or any fiscal year thereafter, 90 percent or more of the occupants of the property are lower income households whose rent does not exceed the rent prescribed by Section 50053 of the Health and Safety Code. The total exemption amount allowed under this subdivision to a taxpayer, with respect to a single property or multiple properties for any fiscal year on the sole basis of the application of this subparagraph, may not exceed twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) in assessed
value.
(D) (i) The property was previously purchased and owned by the Department of Transportation pursuant to a consent decree requiring housing mitigation measures relating to the construction of a freeway and is now solely owned by an organization that qualifies as an exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(ii) This subparagraph does not apply to property owned by a limited partnership in which the managing partner is an eligible nonprofit corporation.
(ii) In the case of a limited partnership in which the managing general partner is an eligible nonprofit corporation, the restriction and provision specified in clause (i) shall be contained in an enforceable and verifiable agreement with a public agency, or in a recorded deed restriction to which the limited partnership certifies.
(iii) (I) (ia) In the case of an owner of property that is eligible for and receives a low-income housing tax credit pursuant to Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to low-income housing credit, a unit shall continue to be treated as occupied by a lower income household if the occupants were lower income households on the lien date in the fiscal year in which their occupancy of the unit commenced and the unit continues to be rent restricted,
notwithstanding an increase in the income of the occupants of the unit to 140 percent of area median income, adjusted for family size. However, the unit shall cease to be treated as a lower income unit if the income of the occupants of the unit increases above 140 percent of area median income, adjusted for family size.
(ib) This subclause shall only be operative from the 2018–19 fiscal year through the 2027–28 fiscal year.
(II) (ia) In the case of an owner of property, other than a property described in subclause (I), that is subject to an enforceable and verifiable agreement with a public agency, a unit shall continue to be treated as occupied by a lower income household if the occupants were lower income households on the lien date in the fiscal year
in which their occupancy of the unit commenced and the unit continues to be rent restricted, notwithstanding an increase in the income of the occupants of the unit to 100 percent of area median income, adjusted for family size. However, the unit shall cease to be treated as a lower income unit if the income of the occupants of the unit increases above 100 percent of area median income, adjusted for family size.
(ib) This subclause shall only be operative from the 2024–25 fiscal year through the 2028–29 fiscal year.
(iv) (I) In the case of an owner of property that is a community land trust and whose property is leased to a lower income household, a unit shall continue to be treated as occupied by a lower income household if the occupants were lower income households
on the lien date in the fiscal year in which their occupancy of the unit commenced and the unit continues to be rent restricted, notwithstanding an increase in the income of the occupants of the unit to 140 percent of area median income, adjusted for family size. However, the unit shall cease to be treated as a lower income unit if the income of the occupants of the unit increases above 140 percent of area median income, adjusted for family size.
(II) This clause shall only be operative from the 2022–23 fiscal year through the 2027–28 fiscal year.
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(ii) (I) “Units serving lower income households” shall also mean units specified in clause (iii) or (iv) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph
(2).
(II) This clause shall only be operative from the 2018–19 fiscal year through the 2027–28 fiscal year.
(iii) (I) “Units serving lower income households” shall also mean units specified in clause (iv) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2).
(II) This clause shall only be operative from the 2022–23 fiscal year through the 2027–28 fiscal year.
this section shall be deemed to be within the exemption provided for in subdivision (b) of Section 4 and Section 5 of Article XIII of the California Constitution and this section. Property that otherwise would be exempt pursuant to this subdivision, except that it includes housing and related facilities for other than an emergency or temporary shelter, shall be entitled to a partial exemption.
As used in this subdivision, “emergency or temporary shelter” means a facility that would be eligible for funding pursuant to Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 50800) of Part 2 of Division 31 of the Health and Safety Code.
subdivision (a) and owned and operated by funds, foundations, limited liability companies, or corporations that meet all the requirements of subdivision (a) shall be deemed to be within the exemption provided for in subdivision (b) of Section 4 and Section 5 of Article XIII of the California Constitution and this section to the extent the residential use of the property is institutionally necessary for the operation of the organization.
shareholders. Educational activities include the study of relevant information, the dissemination of that information to interested members of the general public, and the participation of interested members of the general public.
Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 354, Sec. 3. Effective August 30, 2004. Applicable January 1, 2005, as specified in subd. (c).
Equalization.
that the applicant, if otherwise qualified, is eligible for an organizational clearance certificate and forward that finding to the assessor.
Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 433, Sec. 4. (SB 825) Effective January 1, 2022. Inoperative after the January 1, 2027, lien date. Repealed as of January 1, 2028, by its own provisions.
compensations, or the more advantageous pursuit of their business or profession.
(A) Activities resulting in direct or in-kind revenues provided that the activities further the conservation objectives of the property as provided in a qualified conservation management plan for the property. These revenues include those revenues derived from grazing leases, hunting and camping permits, rents from persons performing caretaking activities who reside in
dwellings on the property, and admission fees collected for purposes of public enjoyment.
(B) Any lease of the property for a purpose that furthers the conservation objectives of the property as provided in a qualified conservation management plan for the property.
formations of scientific or educational interest, or as open-space lands used solely for recreation and for the enjoyment of scenic beauty.
(ii) The overall conservation management goals, including, but not limited to, identification of permitted activities, and actions necessary to achieve the goals.
(B) Describes both of the following:
(ii) Potential threats to the conservation values or areas of special concern.
(C) Contains a timeline for planned management activities and for regular inspections of the property, including existing structures and improvements.
Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1606, Sec. 3. Applicable July 1, 1989, by Sec. 7 of Ch. 1606.
For purposes of Section 214:
under Section 214 only to the extent provided in subdivision (b) or (c).
portion of the property shall be subject to taxation pursuant to this division.
the activities of the organization attributable to that portion. The remaining proportion of the total value of that portion of the property shall be subject to taxation pursuant to this division.
of the entire property which the amount of time actually devoted to exempt nonincome-producing activities of the organization attributable to the entire property bears to the total amount of time actually devoted to all of the activities of the organization attributable to the entire property. In either case, the remaining proportion of the total value of the entire property shall be subject to taxation pursuant to this division.
bears to the amount of total income of the organization that is attributable to activities in this state.
Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 671, Sec. 3. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2015.
Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 693, Sec. 4. (SB 1203) Effective January 1, 2015.
of Section 214.
Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 671, Sec. 4. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2015.
For purposes of Sections 214.06, 214.07, and 214.08, all of the following shall apply:
Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 950.
As used in Section 214, “property used exclusively for religious, hospital or charitable purposes” shall include facilities in the course of construction on or after the first Monday of March, 1954, together with the land on which the facilities are located as may be required for their convenient use and occupation, to be used exclusively for religious, hospital or charitable purposes.
Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1180, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1993.
visible to any person inspecting the site, where the building or improvement is to be used exclusively for religious, hospital, or charitable purposes. Activity as described in the preceding sentence having been commenced and not yet finished, unless abandoned, shall establish that a building or improvement is “under construction” for the purposes of Section 5 of Article XIII of the California Constitution. Construction shall not be considered “abandoned” if delayed due to reasonable causes and circumstances beyond the assessee’s control, that occur notwithstanding the exercise of ordinary care and the absence of willful neglect.
Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 498, Sec. 5.
In the event that any property described in paragraph (6) of subdivision (a) of Section 214 shall have been used solely for charitable or hospital purposes for a minimum period of 30 years, the “welfare exemption” granted by Section 214 shall extend to such property irrespective of any reversionary provisions in the title of the property respecting liquidation, dissolution or abandonment, if the ownership, operation, use and dedication of the property are otherwise within the purview of Section 214.
Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 542, Sec. 3.
For the purposes of Sections 207 and 214 a school of “less than collegiate grade” is (a) any institution of learning attendance at which exempts a student from attendance at a public full-time elementary or secondary day school under Section 48222 of the Education Code or (b) any institution of learning a majority of whose students are persons that have been excused from attendance at a full-time elementary or secondary day school under Section 48221 or 48226 of the Education Code.
Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 354, Sec. 5. Effective August 30, 2004. Applicable January 1, 2005, as specified in subd. (b).
and Section 214. This section shall not be construed to enlarge the college exemption.
Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 67, Sec. 5. (SB 824) Effective January 1, 2010.
would qualify the property for an exemption, or leased to a public school, community college, state college, or state university, including the University of California, for educational purposes, shall be deemed to be within the exemption provided for in subdivision (b) of Section 4 of Article XIII of the California Constitution if:
(A) The total income received by the exempt organization in the form of rents, fees, or charges from such lease does not exceed the ordinary and usual expenses in maintaining and operating the leased property; and
(B) With respect to entities that are political subdivisions of the state, the property is located within the boundaries of the exempt governmental entity leasing the same.
public school, community college, state college, or state university, including the University of California, when both entities use the property in a joint manner, the organization need only attach a copy of the lease agreements with the annual filing of the welfare exemption claim.
property.
Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 532.
In the case of a hospital, neither the use of hospital property nor the receipt of fees or other lawful compensation by a licensed physician for the practice of his profession therein, shall be grounds for denial of the exemption provided by Sections 214 and 254.5. This section does not apply to such portions of a hospital as may be leased or rented to a physician for his office for the general practice of medicine.
Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 224, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.
the “welfare exemption” under other provisions of this code.
The exemption for veterans’ organizations shall not be granted to any organization unless it is qualified as an exempt organization under either Section 23701f or 23701w of this code or under Section 501(c)(4) or 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code. This section shall not be construed to enlarge the “veterans’ organization exemption” to apply to organizations qualified under Section 501(c)(4) or 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code but not otherwise qualified for the “veterans’ organization exemption” under other provisions of this code.
Internal Revenue Code.
Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1228, Sec. 2. Operative July 1, 1988, by Sec. 4 of Ch. 1228.
For the purposes of Section 214, a “hospital” includes an outpatient clinic, whether or not patients are admitted for overnight stay or longer, where the clinic furnishes or provides psychiatric services for emotionally disturbed children, or where the clinic is a nonprofit multispecialty clinic of the type described in subdivision (l) of Section 1206 of the Health and Safety Code, so long as the multispecialty clinic does not reduce the level of charitable or subsidized activities it provides as a proportion of its total activities.
For purposes of this section, a “hospital” does not include those portions
of an outpatient clinic which may be leased or rented to a physician for an office for the general practice of medicine.
Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1161.
For purposes of Section 214, any nonprofit corporation organized and operated for the advancement of education, improvement of social conditions, and improvement of the job opportunities of low-income, unemployed and underemployed citizens of the communities in which they operate, and otherwise meeting all the requirements of Section 214, shall not be disqualified from receiving the welfare exemption solely because such organization receives all its funds from governmental agencies.
Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 960, Sec. 1.
For purposes of Section 214, property owned and operated by a nonprofit organization, otherwise qualifying for exemption under Section 214, shall be deemed to be exclusively used for hospital purposes so long as the property is exclusively used to meet the needs of hospitals which qualify for exemption from property taxation under Section 214 or any other law of the United States or this state. As used in this section, “needs of hospitals” includes any use incidental to, and reasonably necessary for, the functioning of a full hospital operation.
Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1261, Sec. 1.
Where property under development pursuant to the Community Redevelopment Law (Pt. 1 (commencing with Sec. 33000), Div. 24, H.&S.C.) is dedicated to religious, charitable, scientific, or hospital purposes in the redevelopment plan and is required by the plan to be conveyed to the state, a county, a city, or a nonprofit entity entitled to a welfare exemption, that property shall be deemed to be within the exemption provided for in Section 5 of Article XIII of the Constitution of the State of California and this section, and shall be exempt from property tax during construction, provided the title to the property is to be conveyed to the state, a county, a
city, or nonprofit agency within three years of the completion of the construction. If that title is not passed to the state, a county, a city, or nonprofit organization entitled to a welfare exemption within three years of the completion of construction, the owner of the property shall be liable for the taxes that would have been imposed, plus a penalty of 25 percent of the amount due.
Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 354, Sec. 7. Effective August 30, 2004. Applicable January 1, 2005, as specified in subd. (c).
association or organization performing auxiliary services to any city or county museum in the state and used for the storage of items donated for an annual rummage sale, the proceeds of which, after taking into account the expenses of the nonprofit association or organization, are used to provide support to those museums. For purposes of this subdivision, “storage of items donated for an annual rummage sale” shall not be considered a “fundraising activity,” as that term is used in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 214.
Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 927, Sec. 2. Effective October 10, 1999. Applicable from January 1, 2000, as prescribed by Sec. 6 of Ch. 927.
household.
is instead to make housing, and the land reasonably necessary for the use of that housing, available for prompt sale to low-income residents.
Constitution.
Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 524, Sec. 3. Effective September 28, 2008.
not operate for profit.
Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 836, Sec. 2. (SB 996) Effective January 1, 2017.
that qualifies for exemption under Section 214 on the sole basis of this criteria as specified in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (g) of Section 214.
which a qualified claim was filed, shall be canceled to the extent that the amount canceled does not result in a total exemption amount in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) of tax being allowed to a qualified taxpayer with respect to a single property or multiple properties that are qualified property for any fiscal year.
Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 656, Sec. 1. (AB 2651) Effective September 28, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.
cooperative.
restriction on the sale or resale value of owner-occupied units” means a contract described in paragraph (11) of subdivision (a) of Section 402.1.
(ii) “A contract or contracts serving as an enforceable restriction on the affordability of rental units” means an enforceable and verifiable agreement with a public agency, a recorded deed restriction, or other legal document described in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (g) of Section 214.
(C) A copy of the deed restriction or other instrument shall be provided to the assessor.
currently contain a single-family dwelling, a unit in a multifamily dwelling, a unit in a limited equity housing cooperative, or a rental housing development that is in the course of construction.
means the following:
housing cooperative.
was exempt from taxation pursuant to this section if the property was not developed or rehabilitated, or if the development or rehabilitation is not in the course of construction, in accordance with paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) as follows:
(A) In the case of property acquired by the community land trust before January 1, 2022, by January 1, 2027.
(B) In the case of property acquired by the community land trust on and after January 1, 2022,
and before January 1, 2027, within
five years of the lien date following the acquisition of the property by the community land trust.
2022,
for lien dates occurring on and after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2027.
Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 694, Sec. 2. (SB 1115) Effective January 1, 2019.
property” means property used exclusively for rental housing and related facilities where 90 percent or more of the occupants of the property are lower income households whose rent does not exceed the rent prescribed by Section 50053 of the Health and Safety Code and that qualifies for exemption under Section 214 on the sole basis of this criteria as specified in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (g) of Section 214.
properties that does not exceed twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) in assessed value and any interest or penalty imposed with regard to that portion of
assessed value that was in excess of the assessed value exemption amount limitation.
single property or multiple properties that are qualified property for any fiscal year.
Amended by Stats. 1970, Ch. 554.
All personal property owned by a veteran organization which has been chartered by the Congress of the United States, when the same are used solely and exclusively for the purposes of such organization, if not conducted for profit and no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private individual or member thereof, shall be exempt from taxation.
Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 37, Sec. 55. (AB 1817) Effective June 27, 2018.
section and subdivision (b) of Section 4 of Article XIII of the California Constitution and paragraphs (1) to (7), inclusive, of subdivision (a) of Section 214.
Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 271.
Property owned by an organization that satisfies the requirements of Section 214, 215, or 215.1 and which is used primarily for exempt purposes shall not be denied the welfare or veterans organization exemption because such property is also used for conducting bingo games pursuant to Section 326.5 of the Penal Code, provided that the proceeds from such games are used exclusively for the charitable purposes of such organization.
Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1394.
All personal property owned or leased by a nonprofit corporation, which does not accept advertising for a consideration and is engaged exclusively in the production of programs for educational television, and all personal property owned or leased by a nonprofit educational organization, which is engaged exclusively in the production of programs as a noncommercial educational FM or AM broadcast station, shall be exempt from taxation, if such personal property is used solely and exclusively for the purposes of such organization or corporation and no part of the corporation’s or organization’s net earnings inure to the benefit of any private shareholder or
individual.
Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1638.
The stock in trade up to one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) of a vending stand operated by a blind person licensed by the Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation pursuant to federal or state law is exempt from taxation.
Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 22, Sec. 179. Effective January 1, 2006.
and sketches in pen, ink, pencil, or watercolors, or works of the free fine arts in any other media including applied paper and other materials, manufactured or otherwise, that are used on collages, artists’ proof etchings unbound, and engravings and woodcuts unbound, lithographs, or prints made by other hand transfer processes unbound, or original sculptures or statuary. As used in this subdivision:
or blocks etched, drawn, or engraved with handtools and do not include works that are printed from plates, stones or blocks etched, drawn, or engraved by photochemical or other mechanical processes.
be accompanied by a certificate of the director or other officer of the art gallery or museum in which the property for which an exemption is claimed under this section was made available for display that the property was available for public display in the art gallery or museum for the period specified in subdivision (e).
the exemption is claimed.
If the property was first made available for public display less than 90 days prior to the lien date, the exemption may be granted if the person claiming the exemption certifies in writing that the property will be made available for public display for at least 90 days during the 12-month period commencing with the first day the property was made available for public display.
If the gallery or museum has been open for less than 35 weeks during the 12-month period immediately preceding the lien date or for less than 20 hours per week during that period,
the exemption may be granted if the director or other officer of the gallery or museum certifies in writing that the gallery or museum will be open for not less than 20 hours per week for not less than 35 weeks during the 12-month period beginning with the day the gallery or museum was first opened.
Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 200, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2005.
Sections 255 and 260 shall be applicable to the exemption provided by this section.
If the property was first made available for public display less than 90 days prior to the lien date, the exemption may be granted if the person claiming the exemption certifies in writing that the property will be made available for public display for at least 90 days during the 12-month period commencing with the first day the
property was made available for public display.
If the aerospace museum has been open for less than 35 weeks during the 12-month period immediately preceding the lien date or for less than 20 hours per week during that period, the exemption may be granted if the director or other officer of the aerospace museum certifies in writing that the aerospace museum will be open for not less than 20 hours per week for not less than 35 weeks during the 12-month period beginning with the date the aerospace museum was first opened.
writing that the property will be made available and the aerospace museum open for the periods specified in subdivisions (e) and (f), and the property is not so made available or the aerospace museum is not so opened, the exemption shall be canceled, and an escape assessment may be made as provided in Section 531.1.
Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 781, Sec. 1. (SB 520) Effective October 11, 2023.
veterans’ exemption.
disaster for which the Governor proclaimed a state of emergency, that qualified for the exemption provided by this section prior to the commencement date of the disaster and that has not changed ownership since the commencement date of the disaster, shall be deemed occupied by the person receiving the exemption on the lien date provided the person intends to reconstruct a dwelling on the property and occupy the dwelling as their principal place of residence when it is possible to do so.
(ii) A multiple-dwelling unit occupied by an owner thereof on the lien date as their principal place of residence.
(iii) A condominium occupied by an owner thereof as their principal place of residence on the lien date.
(iv) Premises occupied by the owner of shares or a membership interest in a cooperative housing corporation, as defined in subdivision (i) of Section 61, as their principal place of residence on the lien date. Each exemption allowed pursuant to this subdivision shall be deducted from the total assessed valuation of the cooperative housing corporation. The exemption shall be taken into account in apportioning property taxes among owners of shares or membership interests in the cooperative housing corporations so as to benefit those owners who qualify for the exemption.
subdivision (k) of Section 3 of Article XIII of the California Constitution shall first be applied to the building, structure, or other shelter and the excess, if any, shall be applied to any land on which it may be located.
Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 449, Sec. 4. (AB 1690) Effective September 29, 2010.
other shelter constituting a place of abode, whether real property or personal property, and any land on which it may be situated. A two-dwelling unit shall be considered as two separate single-family dwellings.
(ii) A multiple-dwelling unit occupied by an owner thereof on the lien date as his or her principal place of residence.
(iii) A condominium occupied by an owner thereof as his or her principal place of residence on the lien date.
(iv) Premises occupied by the owner of shares or a membership interest in a cooperative housing
corporation, as defined in subdivision (i) of Section 61, as his or her principal place of residence on the lien date. Each exemption allowed pursuant to this subdivision shall be deducted from the total assessed valuation of the cooperative housing corporation. The exemption shall be taken into account in apportioning property taxes among owners of share or membership interests in the cooperative housing corporations so as to benefit those owners who qualify for the exemption.
temporarily damaged or destroyed or was being reconstructed by the owner, or was temporarily uninhabited as a result of restricted access to the property due to the earthquake.
Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 461, Sec. 5. (AB 2136) Effective September 29, 2010.
building, structure, or other shelter constituting a place of abode, whether real property or personal property, and any land on which it may be situated. A two-dwelling unit shall be considered as two separate single-family dwellings.
(ii) A multiple-dwelling unit occupied by an owner thereof on the lien date as his or her principal place of residence.
(iii) A condominium occupied by an owner thereof as his or her principal place of residence on the lien date.
(iv) Premises occupied by the owner of shares or a membership interest in
a cooperative housing corporation, as defined in subdivision (i) of Section 61, as his or her principal place of residence on the lien date. Each exemption allowed pursuant to this subdivision shall be deducted from the total assessed valuation of the cooperative housing corporation. The exemption shall be taken into account in apportioning property taxes among owners of share or membership interests in the cooperative housing corporations so as to benefit those owners who qualify for the exemption.
dwelling was temporarily damaged or destroyed or was being reconstructed by the owner, or was temporarily uninhabited as a result of restricted access to the property due to the earthquake.
Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 447, Sec. 4. (AB 1662) Effective September 29, 2010.
building, structure, or other shelter constituting a place of abode, whether real property or personal property, and any land on which it may be situated. A two-dwelling unit shall be considered as two separate single-family dwellings.
(ii) A multiple-dwelling unit occupied by an owner thereof on the lien date as his or her principal place of residence.
(iii) A condominium occupied by an owner thereof as his or her principal place of residence on the lien date.
(iv) Premises occupied by the owner of shares or a membership interest in
a cooperative housing corporation, as defined in subdivision (i) of Section 61, as his or her principal place of residence on the lien date. Each exemption allowed pursuant to this subdivision shall be deducted from the total assessed valuation of the cooperative housing corporation. The exemption shall be taken into account in apportioning property taxes among owners of share or membership interests in the cooperative housing corporations so as to benefit those owners who qualify for the exemption.
of these disasters as listed in the proclamations, shall not be disqualified as a “dwelling” or be denied an exemption under Section 218 solely on the basis that the dwelling was temporarily damaged or destroyed or was being reconstructed by the owner, or was temporarily uninhabited as a result of restricted access to the property due to the wildfires.
access to the property due to the wildfires.
rockslides, or washed-out or damaged roads.
applied to any land on which it may be located.
Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 208.
In order to assure the accuracy of the state’s reimbursements for the homeowners’ property tax exemption and to prevent duplications of the exemptions within the state and improper overlapping with other benefits provided by law, county assessors shall supply information from homeowners’ property tax exemption claims and county records as is specified by written request of the board, and with the concurrence of the Controller, necessary to fully identify all homeowners’ property tax exemption claims allowed by the assessors. The board may specify that the information include all or a part of the names and social security numbers of claimants and spouses and the identity and
location of the dwelling to which the exemption applies. The information may be required in the form of data processing media or other media and in such format as is compatible with the recordkeeping processes of the counties and the auditing procedures of the state.
Added by Stats. 2010, 6th Ex. Sess., Ch. 2, Sec. 4. (AB 11 6x) Effective October 19, 2010.
building, structure, or other shelter constituting a place of abode, whether real property or personal property, and any land on which it may be situated. A two-dwelling unit shall be considered as two separate single-family dwellings.
(ii) A multiple-dwelling unit occupied by an owner thereof on the lien date as his or her principal place of residence.
(iii) A condominium occupied by an owner thereof as his or her principal place of residence on the lien date.
(iv) Premises occupied by the owner of shares or a membership interest in
a cooperative housing corporation, as defined in subdivision (i) of Section 61, as his or her principal place of residence on the lien date. Each exemption allowed pursuant to this subdivision shall be deducted from the total assessed valuation of the cooperative housing corporation. The exemption shall be taken into account in apportioning property taxes among owners of share or membership interests in the cooperative housing corporations so as to benefit those owners who qualify for the exemption.
destroyed or was being reconstructed by the owner, or was temporarily uninhabited as a result of restricted access to the property due to the explosion and fire.
Repealed and added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 411, Sec. 8. Effective July 11, 1980. Operative January 1, 1981, by Sec. 51 of Ch. 411.
For the 1980–81 fiscal year and fiscal years thereafter, business inventories are exempt from taxation and the assessor shall not assess business inventories.
Amended by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 147.
Any aircraft which is in California on the lien date solely for the purpose of being repaired, overhauled, modified, or serviced is exempt from personal property taxation. This exemption does not apply to aircraft normally based in California, or operated intrastate or interstate in and into California.
Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 200, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2005.
general transportation.
information required and answer all questions contained in an affidavit furnished by the assessor. The claimant shall sign the affidavit, under penalty of perjury. The assessor may require additional proof of the information or answers provided in the affidavit before allowing the exemption.
Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1112.
For the purposes of Section 214 a nursery school is any group facility for minors which has obtained a written license or permit to operate as such from the State Department of Social Services or from an inspection service approved or accredited by the State Department of Social Services, and which is owned and operated for one or more of the following purposes:
Repealed and added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 4.
Personal property used exclusively in the operation of a zoo or for purposes of horticultural display on publicly owned land which is owned by a nonprofit zoological society meeting all the requirements of Section 214 shall be exempt from taxation.
Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 72.
As used in Section 214, “property used exclusively for religious, hospital, scientific or charitable purposes” shall include possessory interests in publicly owned land, used exclusively for the operation of a zoo or for purposes of horticultural display by a zoological society meeting all the requirements of Section 214.
Amended by Stats. 1968, Ch. 236.
Fruit trees, nut trees, and grapevines of a grower, which are personal property, held on the lien date for subsequent planting in orchard or vineyard form and are planted during the assessment year by the grower shall be exempt from taxation. This section does not apply to plant nurseries.
Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 311.
The personal effects, household furnishings, and pets of any person shall be exempt from taxation.
The phrase “personal effects, household furnishings, and pets” does not include boats, aircraft, vehicles, or personalty held or used in connection with a trade, profession or business or pets so held or used.
For purposes of this section, “pets” mean and include any animals held for noncommercial purposes and not as an investment.
Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 826, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.
Added by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 121.
station is any facility licensed and operating pursuant to subpart (C) (commencing with Section 73.501) of Part 73 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1559, Sec. 1. Effective September 30, 1988. Applicable form July 1, 1988, by Sec. 4 of Ch. 1559.
related to the system of which the supercomputer is the principal component and all other equipment that becomes a part of that supercomputer system.
Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 647, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2001.
A documented vessel, as defined in Section 130, shall be assessed at 4 percent of its full cash value only if the vessel is engaged or employed exclusively in any of the following:
transporting seven or more people for hire for commercial passenger fishing purposes and holds a current certificate of inspection issued by the United States Coast Guard. A vessel shall not be deemed to be engaged or employed in activities other than the carrying or transporting of seven or more persons for hire for commercial passenger fishing purposes by reason of that vessel being used occasionally for dive, tour, or whale watching purposes. For purposes of this subdivision, “occasionally” means 15 percent or less of the total operating time logged for the immediately preceding assessment year.
Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1281, Sec. 11. Effective September 30, 1983.
used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water, except vessels described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 651 of the Harbors and Navigation Code.
Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1467, Sec. 36. Effective October 2, 1985.
“Floating home” does not include a vessel. This section does not affect existing law
regarding residential use of tide and submerged lands.
Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 601, Sec. 2. Effective September 24, 2000.
exemption. A claimant for an exemption pursuant to this section is subject to Sections 255 and 260.
Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 471, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2004.
dedication to charitable purpose shall be deemed to exist if the lease provides that the property shall be transferred in fee to the entity of government leasing the same upon the sooner of either the liquidation, dissolution, or abandonment of the owner or at the time the last rental payment is made under the provisions of the lease.
“Uniquely of a governmental character” means the property, except hospitals, water systems, waste water facilities, golf courses, and toll bridges, is not intended to produce income or revenue in the form of rents or admission, user or service fees, or charges.
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 but not otherwise qualified for the “welfare exemption” under this section. Nonprofit corporations that meet the tests of this subdivision are deemed to be organized and operated for charitable purposes.
be advertised and put to competitive bid to qualify for the exemption provided by this section.
Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1405. Note: Termination clause in Stats. 1979, Ch. 5, Sec. 3, was deleted by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1115.
All cargo containers principally used for the transportation of cargo by vessels in ocean commerce shall be exempt from property taxation.
Any tax exemption created by this section shall not apply to a cargo-carrying vehicle subject to the registration provisions of Section 4000 of the Vehicle Code.
The term “container” means a receptacle:
Added by renumbering Section 232 (as added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 14) by Stats. 1981, Ch. 714, Sec. 398.
Seed potatoes of a grower, which are personal property, held on the lien date for subsequent planting in field form and planted during the assessment year by the grower shall be exempt from taxation. This section does not apply to plant nurseries.
Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1457, Sec. 8.
For the purposes of this division, the lessee of tangible personal property owned by a bank or financial corporation shall be conclusively presumed the owner of that property.
Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1296, Sec. 1. Applicable July 1, 1989, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 1296.
Property leased for a term of 35 years or more or any transfer of property leased with a remaining term of 35 years or more where the lessor is not otherwise qualified for a tax exemption pursuant to Section 214, which is used exclusively and solely for rental housing and related facilities for tenants who are persons of low income (as defined in Section 50093 of the Health and Safety Code), and is leased and operated by religious, hospital, scientific, or charitable funds, foundations or corporations, public housing authorities, public agencies, or limited partnerships in which the managing general partner has received a determination that it is a charitable
organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is operating the property in accordance with its exempt purpose is exempt from taxation on the possessory interest and the fee interest in the property throughout the term of the lease.
Low- and moderate-income has the same meaning as the term “persons and families of low- and moderate-income” as defined by Section 50093 of the Health and Safety Code.
Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 609, Sec. 1. Effective October 9, 2001.
Any otherwise taxable interest in real property, leased for an original term of 35 years or more and used exclusively by the lessee for the operation of a public park that is uniquely of a governmental character, as described in paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 231, is, during the term of the lease, within the exemption provided for in subdivision (b) of Section 4 and Section 5 of Article XIII of the California Constitution, if all of the following conditions are met:
charitable foundation that has received a determination that it is a charitable organization as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 498, Sec. 2. (SB 1527) Effective September 22, 2024.
of the Health and Safety Code or applicable federal, state, or local financing agreements, at rents that do not exceed those prescribed by Section 50053 of the Health and Safety Code, or rents that do not exceed those prescribed by the terms of the applicable federal, state, or local financing agreements or financial assistance agreements.
Health and Safety Code, or rents that do not exceed those prescribed by the terms of the applicable federal, state, or local financing agreements or financial assistance agreements.
state for
services, improvements, or facilities provided by that entity for the benefit of a low-income housing project owned and operated by the tribe or tribally designated housing entity. Any payments in lieu of tax may not exceed the estimated cost to the city, county, city and county, or political subdivision of the state of the services, improvements, or facilities to be provided.
designated by the tribe.
Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 161, Sec. 1. Effective August 9, 2001.
necessary for the ordinary and regular performance of the employee’s work, and also means the appropriate storage containers used to store those implements and that equipment.
Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 80, Sec. 119. (SB 1525) Effective January 1, 2025. Inoperative after the January 1, 2029, lien date, as provided in subd. (d). Repealed as of July 1, 2030, by its own provisions.
is to be ultimately returned to this state.
the exemption set forth in this section, as amended by the act adding this subdivision (hereafter “the exemption”), the Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
exemption.
Analyst’s Office may request and receive information from county assessors, the State Board of Equalization, taxpayers benefiting from the exemption, trade associations, or other individuals or entities. The Legislative
Analyst’s Office may also request and receive information from the Employment Development Department in a nonconfidential form, as described in subdivision (c) of Section 1094 of the Unemployment Insurance Code.
Chapter 1.5 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 2 of the Government Code).
Added by Stats. 2026, Ch. 2, Sec. 1. (AB 1485) Effective February 10, 2026. Repealed as of January 1, 2033, by its own provisions.
tribe or a wholly owned subsidiary of a federally recognized Indian tribe shall be deemed to be within the exemption provided for in subdivision (b) of Section 4 and in Section 5 of Article XIII of the California Constitution and in Section 214.
(A) Activities resulting in direct or in-kind revenues, provided that the activities further the conservation objectives of the property as provided in a qualified conservation management plan for the property. These revenues include those revenues derived from grazing leases, hunting and camping permits, rents from persons performing caretaking activities who reside in dwellings on the property, and parking and admission fees collected for purposes of public enjoyment.
(B) Any lease of the property for a purpose that furthers the conservation objectives of the property, as provided in a qualified conservation management plan for the property.
activities and lease described in paragraph (1) may not generate unrelated business income.
enjoyment of scenic beauty.
(ii) The overall conservation management goals, including, but not limited to, identification of permitted activities, and actions necessary to achieve those goals.
(B) Describes both of the following:
(ii) Potential threats to the conservation values or areas of special concern.
(C) Contains a timeline for planned management activities and for regular inspections of the property, including existing structures and improvements.