California Revenue and Taxation Code 215.1 – (a) All buildings, and so much of the real property on which the …
(a) All buildings, and so much of the real property on which the buildings are situated as may be required for the convenient use and occupation of the buildings, used exclusively for charitable purposes, owned by a veterans’ organization which has been chartered by the Congress of the United States, organized and operated for charitable purposes, when the same are used solely and exclusively for the purpose of the organization, if not conducted for profit and no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private individual or member thereof, shall be exempt from taxation.
(b) The exemption provided for in this section shall apply to the property of all organizations meeting the requirements of this section and subdivision (b) of § 4 of Article XIII of the California Constitution and paragraphs (1) to (7), inclusive, of subdivision (a) of Section 214.
Terms Used In California Revenue and Taxation Code 215.1
- board: means the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration. See California Revenue and Taxation Code 20
- County: includes city and county. See California Revenue and Taxation Code 15
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
(c) An organization that files a claim for the exemption provided for in this section shall file with the assessor a valid organizational clearance certificate issued pursuant to Section 254.6.
(d) (1) This exemption shall be known as the “veterans’ organization exemption.”
(2) Notwithstanding Section 20 or any other law, the State Board of Equalization is responsible for administering the veterans’ organization exemption provided by this section, except where the law places responsibility for administering that exemption with the county assessor.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 37, Sec. 55. (AB 1817) Effective June 27, 2018.)