Section 171 Of Chapter 2.5. Disaster Relief From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 1. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 2.5.
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. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no interest or
penalties shall be imposed or collected with respect to any
delinquent installments of property taxes levied for the 1992-93
fiscal year on qualified residential real property.
(b) The county treasurer or tax collector shall not take any
collection action, and shall cease any collection action that has
commenced, with respect to any delinquent property taxes for the
1992-93 fiscal year that were levied on qualified real property,
until on or after January 1, 1994. The treasurer or tax collector may
impose any applicable interest and penalties on any delinquent
property taxes levied on qualified real property for the 1992-93
fiscal year beginning on or after January 1, 1994, if those taxes or
any portion thereof remain delinquent on or after that date.
(c) For purposes of this section:
(1) "Qualified residential real property" means any residential
real property that meets all of the following conditions:
(A) No amount of property taxes levied on that property was
delinquent at the close of the 1991-92 fiscal year.
(B) The owner of the property suffered economic hardship as a
result of the civil unrest that occurred in Los Angeles in April and
May 1992.
(C) The property is eligible for a homeowner's exemption.
(2) An owner shall be deemed to have suffered "economic hardship"
if both of the following occur:
(A) The owner signs a declaration under penalty of perjury under
the laws of this state that he or she suffered economic hardship as a
result of the civil unrest that occurred in Los Angeles in April and
May 1992.
(B) A business owned by the taxpayer, the taxpayer's primary place
of work, or the taxpayer's residence that qualifies for the
homeowner's exemption is located in the area designated as the Los
Angeles Revitalization Zone pursuant to Government Code Section 7102.
(d) A claim for relief under this section shall be filed by an
owner on a form and in the manner as the treasurer or tax collector
shall prescribe.
(e) The treasurer or tax collector shall permit any individual
entitled to relief under this section who has paid any interest or
penalties in connection with delinquent taxes levied for the 1992-93
fiscal year on qualified residential real property prior to filing a
claim for relief to also file a claim for refund of the interest and
penalties paid on a form and in the manner as the treasurer or tax
collector shall prescribe.