Section 20630 Of Chapter 3. Senior Citizens Tenant-stockholder Property Tax Postponement Law From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 2. >> Part 10.5. >> Chapter 3.
20630
. (a) A claimant may file with the Controller, a claim for
postponement from the State of California of a sum equal to, but not
exceeding the amount of property taxes, as defined in Section 20629,
for the fiscal year for which the claim is made.
(b) Upon verification of the eligibility requirements set forth in
Section 20630.5, the Controller shall mail the claimant a Notice of
Election to Postpone which shall be in the form and contain such
information as the Controller may prescribe. Accompanying the notice
shall be a statement explaining that in order for the claimant to
postpone all or part of the property taxes, the Notice of Election to
Postpone must be mailed to the Controller with the following:
(1) A statement signed by an authorized officer of the cooperative
housing corporation indicating the amount of the claimant's
proportionate share of property taxes and the method used to compute
such amount.
(2) A recognition agreement signed by the claimant and executed by
an officer of the corporation which acknowledges the assignment of
the proprietary lease and the pledging of the claimant's shares in
the corporation as security for postponement, and sets forth the
rights and duties of the state, the corporation and the claimant with
respect to such stock and the proprietary lease. The recognition
agreement shall be in such form and contain such provisions as the
Controller shall prescribe.
(3) Any other additional security interest, created and perfected
with respect to the rights of third persons in the manner provided by
law for such type of security interest, which the Controller deems
necessary to protect the interest of the state with regard to the
repayment of postponed amounts by the claimant or a deceased claimant'
s estate.
(c) When the Controller approves the Notice of Election to
Postpone, the Controller shall make payments directly to a county tax
collector for the property taxes owed on behalf of the claimant.
Payments may, upon appropriation by the Legislature, be made out of
the amounts appropriated pursuant to Section 16180 of the Government
Code that are secured by a secured tax lien and obligation as
specified by Article 1 (commencing with Section 16180) of Chapter 5
of Division 4 of the Government Code.