As used in this chapter:

(a) “Eligible county” means a county which meets both of the following requirements:

Terms Used In California Revenue and Taxation Code 181

  • County: includes city and county. See California Revenue and Taxation Code 15
  • Eligible county: means a county which meets both of the following requirements:

    California Revenue and Taxation Code 181

  • Eligible property: means real property and any manufactured home which has received the homeowners' exemption or is eligible for the homeowners' exemption as of March 1, 1986, and which is located in an eligible county. See California Revenue and Taxation Code 181
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.

(1) Has been proclaimed by the Governor to be in a state of disaster as a result of storms and floods occurring during February 1986.

(2) Has adopted an ordinance providing for property reassessment pursuant to Section 170.

(b) “Eligible property” means real property and any manufactured home which has received the homeowners’ exemption or is eligible for the homeowners’ exemption as of March 1, 1986, and which is located in an eligible county.

(c) “Property tax deferral claim” means a claim filed by the owner of eligible property in conjunction with or in addition to the filing of an application for reassessment of that property pursuant to Section 170, which enables the owner to defer payment of the April 10, 1986, installment of taxes on property on the regular secured roll for the 1985-86 fiscal year, as provided in Section 185.

(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 775, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2003.)