Cal. RTC § 5831
This is the official text of Cal. RTC § 5831, part of California’s Revenue and Taxation Code — governs state and local taxation, including income and property tax.
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Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (e) and (f), the assessor shall, upon or prior to completion of the local roll, notify each assessee whose manufactured home’s taxable value has increased of the taxable value of that manufactured home as it shall appear on the completed local roll.
(b) The information given by the assessor to the assessee pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include a notification of hearings by the county board of equalization or assessment appeals board, which shall include the period during which assessment protests will be accepted and the place where they may be filed. The information shall also include an explanation of the stipulation procedure set forth in Section 1607 and the manner in which the assessee may request use of this procedure.
(c) The information shall be furnished by the assessor to the assessee personally or by regular United States mail directed to him or her at the latest address known to the assessor.
(d) Neither the failure of the assessee to receive the information nor the failure of the assessor to so inform the assessee shall in any way affect the validity of any assessment or the validity of any taxes levied pursuant thereto.
(e) This section shall not apply to annual increases in the valuation of property which reflect the inflation rate, not to exceed 2 percent, pursuant to Section 5813.
(f) This section does not apply to increases in assessed value caused solely by changes in the assessment ratio provided for in Section 401.
(b) The information given by the assessor to the assessee pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include a notification of hearings by the county board of equalization or assessment appeals board, which shall include the period during which assessment protests will be accepted and the place where they may be filed. The information shall also include an explanation of the stipulation procedure set forth in Section 1607 and the manner in which the assessee may request use of this procedure.
(c) The information shall be furnished by the assessor to the assessee personally or by regular United States mail directed to him or her at the latest address known to the assessor.
(d) Neither the failure of the assessee to receive the information nor the failure of the assessor to so inform the assessee shall in any way affect the validity of any assessment or the validity of any taxes levied pursuant thereto.
(e) This section shall not apply to annual increases in the valuation of property which reflect the inflation rate, not to exceed 2 percent, pursuant to Section 5813.
(f) This section does not apply to increases in assessed value caused solely by changes in the assessment ratio provided for in Section 401.
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