Section 259.13 Of Article 2. Procedure To Claim Exemptions From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 1. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 2.
259.13
. (a) Affidavits for the tribal housing exemption shall be
filed on or before February 15 of each year with the assessor.
Affidavits of claimants shall be accompanied by:
(1) The documents required by subdivision (c) of Section 237.
(2) A description of the property for which the exemption is
claimed, including the entire project property and the portion for
which exemption is claimed. If the property includes units which do
not qualify for the exemption, the description must list the
qualifying and nonqualifying units.
(3) An annual affidavit by the claimant that the property for
which exemption is claimed meets the income and rental requirements
for the exemption and listing the number of occupants in each unit
for which the exemption is claimed and the income and rental limits
applicable for each household. Annual tenant affidavits verifying
household size and income should be on file with the claimant for
each exempt unit.
(b) Once the exemption has been granted in a particular county to
a particular tribe or tribally designated housing entity, documents
establishing that the tribe is federally recognized and that the
housing entity has been designated by the tribe need not be
resubmitted for additional years or additional properties of that
tribe or tribally designated housing entity in the same county.
(c) Once the exemption has been granted for a particular property,
it is not necessary to resubmit documents establishing that there is
a legally binding restriction on the use of that property in
succeeding years for as long as the legally binding restriction is in
effect.
(d) Upon any indication that a tribal housing exemption has been
incorrectly allowed, the assessor shall make a redetermination of
eligibility for the tribal housing exemption. If the assessor
determines that the property or any portion thereof is no longer
eligible for the exemption, he or she shall immediately cancel the
exemption on so much of the property as is no longer eligible for
exemption.
(e) If a tribal housing exemption has been incorrectly allowed, an
escape assessment as allowed by Article 4 (commencing with Section
531) of Chapter 3 in the amount of the exemption with interest as
provided in Section 506 shall be made, together with a penalty for
failure to notify the assessor, where applicable, in the amount of 10
percent of the assessment.