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Originally Posted by kevin993
Logistics predictions (trying to stay out of the politics):
2) The clean up process will take MUCH longer than home owners expect. Approvals, permits, and assessments from public sector and insurance companies. What is required? From whom? In what sequence? What is dependent on what? Most homeowners will have zero experience and struggle to learn on the fly. It will take a LONG time before anyone pivots from clean-up to rebuilding.
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7) There are going to be lots of pain points on utilities, property taxes, etc. A homeowner with a pile of ash is not going to be thrilled about writing a $30k property tax check or paying a water bill based on broken valves.
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Re #2: Throw in the California Coastal Commission for the oceanside properties in Malibu.
Re #7: Property tax (or at least half of the annual bill) is due on April 10th. It's going to be interesting to how City Hall dances around it. People obviously won't want to pay for homes no longer present. But I don't know how the city will be able to make its payroll and pay its bills without such a significant amount of money. That's a LOT of homes gone in the expensive side of town (OK, maybe not Altadena, but Palisades/Malibu). And then, once people re-build, will they be reassessed at current tax values? We've got Prop 13 here, which benefits long-time homeowners. Will there be some sort of grandfathering of old tax values for a fire-induced re-build?