2188.8
. (a) Whenever the assessor receives a written request for
separate assessment of time-share estates in a time-share project, as
defined in Section 11212 of the Business and Professions Code and as
specified in subdivision (h) of this section, the assessor shall, on
the first lien date that occurs more than 60 days following the
request, and on each lien date thereafter, separately assess each
time-share estate in the project if the assessor determines that the
conditions specified in subdivision (c) have been met. Whenever
estates in a time-share project are separately assessed, they shall
continue to be separately assessed in subsequent fiscal years and,
once a request for separate assessment is made with respect to a
project, it is binding on all future time-share estate owners.
(b) The interest that is to be separately assessed is the value of
the right of recurrent, exclusive use or occupancy of real property,
annually or on some other periodic basis, for a specific period of
time that has been, or will be, allotted from the use or occupancy
periods into which the project has been divided.
(c) The separate assessment of a time-share estate may not be made
by the assessor unless both of the following occur:
(1) The person making the request certifies that the request for
separate assessment has been approved in the manner provided in the
organizational documents of the organization involved for approval of
matters affecting the affairs of the organization generally.
(2) A diagrammatic floor plan of the improvements, a copy of the
documents setting forth the procedures for scheduling time and units
to each time-share estate owner, and a list of every time-share
estate owner, with a date notation thereon showing when, according to
the organization's records, each time-share estate was acquired,
have been filed with the assessor. A plot map of the land showing the
location of the improvements on the land need not be filed unless
requested by the assessor. The organization shall file an annual
statement for each succeeding assessment year, on or before April 1,
with the assessor setting forth any changes to the required
information known to the organization. The list or other information
provided pursuant to this section is not a public document and shall
not be open to public inspection, except as provided in Section 408.
(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (c), this section shall not be
construed to require any person making a request for separate
assessment to meet the requirements of the Subdivision Map Act, nor
shall the approval of any governmental agency be required for
separate assessment.
(e) The tax on a time-share estate that is separately assessed
pursuant to this section shall be a lien solely on the time-share
estate and shall be entered on and be subject to all provisions of
law applicable to taxes on the secured roll, provided:
(1) If the taxes on any time-share estate that is separately
assessed remain unpaid at the time set for declaration of default for
delinquent taxes, the taxes on the time-share estate, together with
any penalties and costs that may have accrued thereon while on the
secured roll, may be transferred to the unsecured roll.
(2) Defaulted time-share estate taxes remaining unpaid on any
prior year secured tax roll may be transferred to the unsecured roll
and collected like any other tax on the unsecured roll.
(f) The assessor shall provide to the principal office of each
time-share project within the taxing jurisdiction, at the time and in
the manner as he or she deems appropriate, adequate notice of the
provisions of this section and other pertinent information relative
to the implementation thereof.
(g) The county may charge a fee for processing an application for
separate assessment and for the initial and the ongoing costs, not to
exceed the actual cost, of the separate assessment and billing, and
mailings, with respect to a time-share project. This fee is subject
to Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 54985) of Part 1 of Division
2 of Title 5 of the Government Code, and shall be proportionately
allocated to each of the time-share estate owners. This fee may be
collected commencing with the initial separate tax bills, and on
subsequent tax bills, and deposited in the county's general fund.
(h) For purposes of this section, "time-share estate" applies to
time-share estates, as defined in Section 11212 of the Business and
Professions Code, that include a fee simple interest in the
underlying property involved. However, "time-share estate" does not
include time-share estates that are coupled with a leasehold interest
or an estate for years.
(i) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), when the assessor receives a
written request to terminate the separate assessment of time-share
estates in a time-share project under subdivision (a), the assessor
shall, on the first lien date that occurs more than 60 days following
the request, and on each lien date thereafter, prepare a single
assessment for all time-share estates in the project. In order to
obtain a single assessment, the person making the request shall
provide certification that the request for a single consolidated
assessment has been approved in the manner provided in the
organization's documents. The person making the request shall also
state the name and address of that organization as the organization
to receive the single consolidated assessment. On the first lien
date, and continuing thereafter, the county shall assess the
time-share project. Any lien for taxes shall attach as if the
election previously made under subdivision (a) had not been made, and
the county shall no longer charge the fees described in subdivision
(g).