Legal Question in Tax Law in California

property tax exemption

Hello,I'm interested in finding out whether I have any chance of recovering money I paid in property taxes for the home I lived in for over two years.I just sold my home, and recently received a solicitation explaining that I could have been exempt from paying any taxes for all this time.I received an exemption notice, but I do not think the language was clear. I did not understand that the ''discount'' meant not paying anything, and also wasn't sure it applied to the taxes I was paying due to a conversation once with a county employee.He told me it didn't apply to my supplemental taxes, but that it might be of help to file the following year. He certainly didn't make it clear that I might not have to pay anything. Please tell me if I have any chance to recover this money!!!

Thank you for your time!


Asked on 5/04/07, 5:50 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Jeb Burton The Burton Law Firm

Re: property tax exemption

Quite Possibly. You might not even need an attorney. Call your county tax collector's office and ask them where you can get a Claim for Refund Form (or something similiar, I think it depends on the County). Fill that out and explain the mistake, as long as you have a ligitmate claim and you are within the statute of limitations (sounds like you should be), they should process your claim and give you a refund. If that doesn't work, then you see an attorney.

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Answered on 5/04/07, 6:40 pm


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