BOE-502-A (P3) REV. 14 (05-18)
ADDITIONALINFORMATION
Pleaseanswerallquestionsineachsection,andsignandcompletethecerticationbeforeling.Thisformmaybeusedinall58California
counties.IfadocumentevidencingachangeinownershipispresentedtotheRecorderforrecordationwithouttheconcurrentlingofa
Preliminary Change of Ownership Report,theRecordermaychargeanadditionalrecordingfeeoftwentydollars($20).
NOTICE:ThepropertywhichyouacquiredmaybesubjecttoasupplementalassessmentinanamounttobedeterminedbytheCounty
Assessor.Supplementalassessmentsarenotpaidbythetitleorescrowcompanyatcloseofescrow,andarenotincludedinlender
impoundaccounts.You may be responsible for the current or upcoming property taxes even if you do not receive the tax bill.
NAMEAND MAILINGADDRESS OF BUYER: Please make necessary corrections to the printed name and mailing address. Enter
Assessor’sParcelNumber,nameofseller,buyer’sdaytimetelephonenumber,buyer’semailaddress,andstreetaddressorphysical
location of the real property.
NOTE: Your telephone number and/or email address is very important. If there is a question or a problem, the Assessor needs
to be able to contact you.
MAILPROPERTYTAXINFORMATIONTO:Enterthename,address,city,state,andzipcodewherepropertytaxinformationshouldbe
mailed.Thismustbeavalidmailingaddress.
PRINCIPALRESIDENCE:Tohelpyoudetermineyourprincipalresidence,consider(1)whereyouareregisteredtovote,(2)thehome
addresson yourautomobileregistration,and(3)whereyounormallyreturnafterwork.Ifafterconsideringthese criteriayou arestill
uncertain,choosetheplaceatwhichyouhavespentthemajorportionofyourtimethisyear.CheckYESifthepropertyisintendedas
yourprincipalresidence,andindicatethedateofoccupancyorintendedoccupancy.
DISABLED VETERAN: If you checked YES, you may qualify for a property tax exemption. A claim form must be led a nd all
requirements met in order to obtain the exemption. Please contact the Assessor for a claim form.
PART 1: TRANSFER INFORMATION
If you check YES to any of these statements, the Assessor may ask for supporting documentation.
C, D, E, F:IfyoucheckedYEStoanyofthesestatements,youmayqualifyforapropertytaxreassessmentexclusion,whichmayallow
youtomaintainyourproperty’sprevioustaxbase. A claim form must be led and all requirements met in order to obtain any of
these exclusions. ContacttheAssessorforclaimforms.NOTE:Ifyougivesomeonemoneyorpropertyduringyourlife,youmaybe
subjecttofederalgifttax.Youmakeagiftifyougiveproperty(includingmoney),theuseofproperty,ortherighttoreceiveincomefrom
propertywithoutexpectingtoreceivesomethingofatleastequalvalueinreturn.Thetransferor(donor)mayberequiredtoleForm709,
FederalGiftTaxReturn,withtheInternalRevenueServiceiftheymakegiftsinexcessoftheannualexclusionamount.
G:CheckYESifthereasonforrecordingistocorrectanamealreadyontitle[e.g.,MaryJones,whoacquiredtitleasMaryJ.Smith,
isgrantingtoMaryJones].Thisisnotforusewhenanameisbeingremovedfromtitle.
H: Check YES if the change involves a lender, who holds title for security purposes on a loan, and who has no other beneficial
interestin the property.
"Benecial interest" is the right to enjoy all the benets of property ownership. Those benets include the right to use, sell,
mortgage,orleasethepropertytoanother.Abenecialinterestcanbeheldbythebeneciaryofatrust,whilelegalcontrolofthe
trustisheldbythetrustee.
I: A "cosigner"isathirdpartytoamortgage/loanwhoprovidesaguaranteethataloanwillberepaid.Thecosignersignsanagreement
withthelenderstatingthatiftheborrowerfailstorepaytheloan,thecosignerwillassumelegalliabilityforit.
M:Thisisprimarilyforusewhenthetransferisinto,outof,orbetweenlegalentitiessuchaspartnerships,corporations,orlimitedliability
companies.CheckYESonlyiftheinterestheldineachandeveryparcelbeingtransferredremainsexactly the same.
N: Check YES only if this property is subject to a government or nonprofit affordable housing program that imposes restrictions.
Propertymayqualifyforarestrictedvaluationmethod(i.e.,mayresultinlowertaxes).
O:IfyoucheckedYES,youmayqualifyforanewconstructionpropertytaxexclusion.A claim form must be led and all requirements
met in order to obtain the exclusion. Contact the Assessor for a claim form.
PART 2: OTHER TRANSFER INFORMATION
A:Thedateofrecordingisrebuttablypresumedtobethedateoftransfer.Ifyoubelievethedateoftransferwasadifferentdate(e.g.,the
transferwasbyanunrecordedcontract,oraleaseidentiesaspecicstartdate),putthedateyoubelieveisthecorrecttransferdate.If
itisnotthedateofrecording,theAssessormayaskyouforsupportingdocumentation.
B:Checktheboxthatcorrespondstothetypeoftransfer.IfOTHERischecked,pleaseprovideadetaileddescription.Attachaseparate
sheet if necessary.
C. Ifthistransferwastheresultofaninhertiancefollowingthedeathofthepropertyowner,pleasecompleteaChange in Ownership
Statement, Death of Real Property Owner, formBOE-502-D,ifnotalreadyledwiththeAssessor’sofce.