Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California

The situation is that there is a residential lot which has a duplex with two separate addresses, one for each house, but only one of the addresses is recorded with the Los Angeles County Assesor, which is the original house on the lot and the second house is considered as a improvement to the lot. Can the property be sold by the address that is not recorded with the Assessor's office or does it have to be sold by the original address that is recorded?


Asked on 11/24/11, 2:53 pm

3 Answers from Attorneys
George Shers Law Offices of Georges H. Shers

you give no explanation as to why you can not use the other address for the sale. A legal sale does not depend upon what address is listed by the assessor, but you need to inform the assessor of the change. I presume there is but one parcel number and the assessor will find out about the sale that way. Is it that you are selling only one of the units?

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Answered on 11/24/11, 7:45 pm
Anthony Roach Law Office of Anthony A. Roach

The address is irrelevant. What is relevant to the assessor's office is the assessor's parcel number. What is relevant to the deed is the proper legal description.

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Answered on 11/27/11, 5:35 pm

Mr. Roach is exactly right. The assessor cares only about their parcel number, and the legal title documents are governed by the full legal description, not the address. If you are trying to sell one of the houses separately, then you have a whole new set of issues that have nothing to do with the address and you will need to consult an attorney to help you with a minor subdivision to create two separate parcels.

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Answered on 11/28/11, 9:18 am


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