Section § 25975

Explanation

If you own a piece of land and there are no overdue assessments on it, and you want to split this land into smaller parts that are each valued and recorded separately, you can apply to your district's tax collector to do this. You'll need to provide detailed descriptions of how you want the land divided for this to happen.

Any person claiming an interest in any parcel of land described on the current assessment book against which there are no delinquent assessments who desires to have the parcel segregated into two or more portions and separately valued and assessed on the current assessment book may file with the collector of the district an application so requesting, with descriptions sufficient for assessment purposes of each portion into which the applicant desires the parcel to be segregated, valued, and assessed.

Section § 25976

Explanation

You can submit the application anytime after the current assessment is due, but you must do it at least five days before the board's regular December meeting in the year the assessment was made.

The application may be filed at any time after the current assessment is due but not later than five days prior to the regular meeting of the board in December of the year in which the assessment was levied.

Section § 25977

Explanation

This law requires that any application to separate a parcel of land must be signed by all individuals who are listed on the current assessment book as being assessed for that parcel. These signatures serve as proof that the assessed individuals approve of the separation.

The application shall be signed, as evidence of their approval, by each of the persons assessed on the current assessment book with the parcel to be segregated.

Section § 25978

Explanation

If you want to divide your land into different sections, you'll need to pay a $2 fee for each new section you create.

Each application shall be accompanied by a fee of two dollars ($2) for each separate portion into which the applicant desires the parcel to be segregated.

Section § 25979

Explanation

This law states that if a piece of land is divided into parts and each part has its own value listed in the current assessment book, the tax collector will use those values to figure out how much tax is owed for each part.

If the portions into which the applicant desires the land to be segregated have separate valuations shown on the current assessment book, the collector shall upon these valuations determine the amount of the current assessment due on each portion.

Section § 25980

Explanation

If someone wants to divide land into parts that don't have individual property values listed, the tax collector will give these land descriptions to the assessor.

If the portions into which the applicant desires the land to be segregated do not have separate valuations shown on the current assessment book, the collector shall submit the descriptions of the portions to the assessor.

Section § 25981

Explanation

This law specifies that the assessor's job is to assign a value to each distinct piece of property. Once these values are determined, the collector uses them to calculate the current assessment or tax amount owed for each individual property section.

The assessor shall place a valuation on each described portion, and upon these valuations the collector shall determine the amount of the current assessment due on each portion as segregated.

Section § 25982

Explanation
If a property is divided, the tax collector must estimate the taxes due for each new part. Then, the collector sends these details, including the property descriptions, values, and estimated taxes, to the board for review.
In either case, upon estimating the assessments due on the segregated portions, the collector shall refer to the board the segregated descriptions, valuations, and estimated assessments due.

Section § 25983

Explanation

This section allows a board to either approve, change, or cancel certain actions, or deny permission for separating and evaluating property values and taxes.

The board may either:
(a)CA Water Code § 25983(a) Confirm, modify, or set aside the same.
(b)CA Water Code § 25983(b) Refuse to authorize the segregation, separate valuation, and assessment.

Section § 25984

Explanation

This law states that when a piece of property is divided into smaller parts, the total value of all those parts combined must equal the value of the original property before it was divided.

The aggregate of the valuations of the segregated portions shall be the same as the valuation of the parcel before segregation.

Section § 25985

Explanation

Once the board makes a decision, the collector has to follow it, and there's no option to appeal or change the decision.

The decision of the board shall be final, and the collector shall conform with it.

Section § 25986

Explanation

This law section explains that once a board either confirms or modifies the splitting (segregation) and separate valuations of an assessment, it must inform the collector. The collector is then responsible for updating the assessment book to reflect these changes and separately numbering the divided portions.

If the segregation and separate valuations and assessments are confirmed or modified, the board shall notify the collector, who shall cause the assessment book to be changed to show the segregation and separate valuations and assessments as confirmed or modified by the board, and he shall separately number the portions as segregated.

Section § 25987

Explanation

This law section allows for the assessment, likely a financial charge or levy, to be paid independently for each separate part of a divided property or subject area.

The assessment may thereafter be paid separately on any of the portions.