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How the Property Tax System Works

CITIES & COUNTY Provides copies of all building permits issued.

COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER

Provides copies of all deeds and other recorded documents.

Assesses all real estate and personal property
(businesses, manufactured homes, boats, and airplanes)
located throughout the entire county.

CONTROLLER - TREASURER

Receives the assessments from the Assessor and applies
the appropriate tax rate to determine the actual amount
of property taxes owed.

Mails out the property tax bills, collects the money,
and deposits it in the County Treasury.

CONTROLLER - TREASURER

Allocates the money to local taxing
agencies, including the County, cities, schools
and special districts.

	QUICKLINKS


›	The Assessor's Office Phone Directory


›	Planning Office


›	Tax Collector


›	Assessment Appeals


›	County Clerk Recorder

	HIGHLIGHTS

Parcel Maps/Search Property Records

Supplemental Tax Estimator

Information on Proposition 8 (decline in value). CLICK HERE.

Annual Report

CONSUMER ALERT: WHY PAY WHEN IT'S FREE

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Assessor's Calendar of Important Dates

Assessor Informational Brochure (Mandarin, Spanish, Vietnamese)