Section 20811 Of Chapter 2. Deferment From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 2. >> Part 10.6. >> Chapter 2.
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. (a) A claimant shall use the application form of a county to
initiate participation in the program pursuant to Section 20810.
(b) Upon a participating county's receipt of a claim for property
tax deferment under the program, submitted within the filing period
specified in Section 20812, the county treasurer or county tax
collector shall review the claimant's application for program
eligibility, consistent with the requirements specified in Section
20802.
(c) If the claimant is eligible to participate in the program, and
if there are sufficient funds within the county's Property Tax
Deferral Fund, established pursuant to Section 20822, to defer
property taxes on the claimant's residential dwelling for that fiscal
year, the county treasurer or county tax collector, may do all of
the following:
(1) Defer the property taxes due on the claimant's residential
dwelling and owing for that fiscal year.
(2) Issue a subvention payment, equivalent to the amount of the
deferred property taxes, from the county's Property Tax Deferral Fund
to the county to be processed in the same manner as all other
property tax payments.
(3) Direct the county auditor to apportion that subvention payment
in the same manner as if the property taxes had been paid.
(4) Provide a letter or other written confirmation to the
claimant, noting the relevant fiscal year of participation, for use
as written confirmation of program participation.
(d) If the claimant's property taxes are deferred under the
program, the participating county shall not charge the claimant any
penalties, or undertake any collections actions with respect to taxes
deferred under this chapter.
(e) (1) The amount of property taxes deferred, plus any interest
accrued thereon, shall be secured by a judgment lien, against the
claimant's residential dwelling for which the property taxes are
deferred.
(2) In the case of a residential dwelling that is part of a larger
parcel taxed as a unit, including, but not limited to, a duplex,
farm, or multidwelling or multipurpose building, the lien shall be
against the entire tax parcel.
(f) The lien shall be evidenced by a notice of lien for deferred
property taxes executed by the county, and shall secure all sums
deferred and owing under this chapter, including amounts deferred
subsequent to the initial deferment. The notice of lien shall
include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(1) The names of all record owners of the real property for which
the county has deferred property taxes under the program.
(2) A description of the real property for which property taxes
have been deferred.
(g) The county recorder shall index the lien according to the
names of each record owner and the county.