SECTIONS 5810-5813 - California Statutes

REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE

SECTION 5810-5813

5810. Except as otherwise provided in this part, manufactured homes
shall be subject to property taxation in the same manner and to the
same extent, and shall be subject to the other provisions of this
division in the same manner and to the same extent as any other
personal property on the roll as defined in Section 109.

5811. The amount of local property tax on a manufactured home shall
be determined by applying the appropriate assessment ratio and tax
rate to the taxable value of the manufactured home. The "appropriate
tax rate" is the rate determined under Section 93 for the tax rate
area in which the manufactured home is situated.

5812. (a) The base year value of a manufactured home which is
purchased or which changed ownership shall be entered on the roll for
the lien date next succeeding the date of the purchase or change in
ownership. The value of any new construction shall be entered on the
roll for the lien date next succeeding the date of completion of the
new construction. The value of new construction in progress on the
lien date shall be entered on the roll as of the lien date.
(b) Except as provided in subdivisions (c) and (d) of Section
5802, a manufactured home that has changed ownership or had new
construction completed is subject to supplemental assessment as
provided in Section 75.5.

5813. For each lien date after the lien date for which the base
year value is determined, the taxable value of a manufactured home
shall be the lesser of:
(a) Its base year value, compounded annually since the base year
by an inflation factor, which shall be the percentage change in the
cost of living, as defined in Section 51, provided, that any
percentage increase shall not exceed 2 percent of the prior year's
value; or
(b) Its full cash value, as defined in Section 5803, as of the
lien date, taking into account reductions in value due to damage,
destruction, depreciation, obsolescence, or other factors causing a
decline in value; or
(c) If the manufactured home is damaged or destroyed by disaster,
misfortune, or calamity, its value determined pursuant to (b) shall
be its base year value until the manufactured home is restored,
repaired or reconstructed or other provisions of law require
establishment of a new base year value.