How come my neighbor's and my tax bills are different when the houses are the same?

Proposition 13, passed by the voters in June 1978, requires that the base value of a property be established as of the date of change of ownership, or as of the date of completion of new construction. If you and your neighbor purchased your properties in different years or have different construction dates, your base values reflect different market values.

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1. What is a supplemental assessment?
2. What is the lien date?
3. If I add on to my home, will the whole property be appraised?
4. If I build a new home and I do all the labor, will my actual cost be the taxable value?
5. How come my neighbor's and my tax bills are different when the houses are the same?
6. I had a boat which I sold in March or a business I transferred in April. Do I still owe the taxes for the next fiscal year?