BOE-60-AH (P2) REV. 18 (05-19)
GENERAL INFORMATION
California law allows any person who is at least 55 years of age (at the time of sale of original/former property) who resides in a property eligible
for the Homeowners’ Exemption (place of residence) or currently receiving the Disabled Veterans’ Exemption to transfer the base year value of
the original property to a replacement dwelling of equal or lesser value within the same county. For purposes of this exclusion, original property
and replacement dwelling mean a building, structure, or other shelter constituting a place of abode which is owned and occupied by a claimant
as his or her principal place of residence, and land eligible for the Homeowners’ Exemption. If an original property is a multi-unit dwelling, each
unit shall be considered a separate original property.
In addition, to qualify for transfer of a base year value to a replacement dwelling all of the following requirements must be met: (1) the replacement
property must be your principal residence and must be eligible for the homeowners’ exemption or disabled veterans’ exemption, (2) the replacement
property must be of equal or lesser “fair market value” than the original property, (3) 100% or less of the market value of the original property if
a replacement property were purchased or newly constructed before the sale of the original property, or 105% or less of the market value of the
original property if a replacement property were purchased or newly constructed within the rst year after the sale of the original property, or 110%
or less of the market value of the original property if a replacement property were purchased or newly constructed within the second year after
the sale of the original property. The replacement property must be purchased or built within two years (before or after) of the sale of the original
property.
In general, equal or lesser value means that the fair market value of a replacement property on the date of purchase or completion of construction
does not exceed 100 percent of market value of original property as of its date of sale if a replacement dwelling is purchased before an original
property is sold; 105 percent of market value of original property as of its date of sale if a replacement dwelling is purchased within one year after
the sale of the original property; 110 percent of market value of the original property as of its date of sale if a replacement dwelling is purchased
within the second year after the sale of the original property.
If the original property was substantially damaged or destroyed by misfortune or calamity (not limited to a Governor-declared disaster) and sold
in its damaged state, the fair market value of the property immediately preceding the damage or destruction is used for purposes of the equal or
lesser value test. A property is "substantially damaged or destroyed" if either land or improvements sustain physical damage amounting to more
than 50 percent of its full cash value immediately prior to the misfortune or calamity.
If you are ling a claim for additional treatment under Revenue and Taxation Code (R&TC) section 69.5 as the result of new construction
performed on a replacement dwelling which has already been granted the benet, you must complete the reverse side of this form. You may be
eligible if the new construction is completed within two years of the date of sale of the original property; you have notied the Assessor in writing
of the completion of new construction within 6 months after completion; and the fair market value of the new construction (as conrmed by the
Assessor) on the date of completion, plus the full cash value of the replacement dwelling at the time of its purchase/date of completion of new
construction (as conrmed by the Assessor) does not exceed the market value of the original property as of its date of sale.
The disclosure of social security numbers by all claimants of a replacement dwelling is mandatory as required by R&TC section 69.5.
[See Title 42 United State Code, section 405(c)(2)(C)(i) which authorizes the use of social security numbers for identication purposes
in the administration of any tax.] The numbers are used by the Assessor to verify the eligibility of persons claiming this exclusion and
by the state to prevent multiple claims in dierent counties. This claim is not subject to public inspection.
If you feel you qualify for this exclusion, you must provide evidence that you are at least 55 years old and declare under penalty of perjury (see
reverse) that you are at least 55, and complete the reverse side of this form. Generally, claimants will be granted property tax relief under R&TC
section 69.5 only once. However, the Legislature created an exception to this one-time-only clause. If a person becomes disabled after receiving
the property tax relief for age, the person may transfer the base year value a second time because of the disability. A separate form for disability
must be led. Contact the Assessor.
If your claim is approved, the base year value will be transferred to the replacement dwelling as of the latest qualifying event — the sale of the
original property, the purchase of the replacement dwelling, or the completion of construction of the replacement dwelling. This means that if you
purchase or construct your replacement dwelling rst and sell your original property second, you will be responsible for the increased taxes on
your replacement dwelling until your original property is sold.
Please Note: Transfers between counties are allowed only if the county in which the replacement dwelling is located has passed an authorizing
ordinance. The acquisition of the replacement dwelling must occur on or after the date specied in the county ordinance.
(Please complete applicable information on reverse side.)