https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/01/12/governor-newsom-signs-executive-order-to-help-los-angeles-rebuild-faster-and-stronger/
Governor Gavin Newsom today signed an executive order to suspend permitting and review requirements under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the California Coastal Act to allow victims of the recent fires to restore their homes and businesses faster.
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https://www.dailynews.com/2025/01/09/property-owners-suffering-fire-damage-are-eligible-for-property-tax-deferrals/
Normally, the second half of the tax bill would be due by April 10 for those who pay their taxes directly instead of including them with their monthly mortgage payment.
To get the deferrals, homeowners must file a “Misfortune or Calamity” application with the Los Angeles County Assessor’s Office.
“We will adjust the assessments for them, with or without an application,” Prang said. “People shouldn’t be paying property taxes for a home that’s been destroyed.”
Assessments will drop to the land value only for homes destroyed by the fires, Prang said.
Those lower assessments will remain in effect until the home is repaired or rebuilt.
In addition, home and building owners will retain their lower Property 13 assessments provided the new structure is “substantially equivalent” to the prior structure, according to the Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector’s Office. For bigger homes, however, the added square footage will be assessed at current market value, which usually is higher than the Proposition 13 value.
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