California Revenue and Taxation Code

§ 408.3

RTC § 408.3 Effective Jan 1, 2022Div. 1 · Part 2 · Ch. 3 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)Except as otherwise provided in Sections 451 and 481 and in the provisions listed in Section 7920.505 of the Government Code, property characteristics information maintained by the assessor is a public record and shall be open to public inspection.

(b)For purposes of this section, “property characteristics,” includes, but is not limited to, the year of construction of improvements to the property, their square footage, the number of bedrooms and bathrooms of all dwellings, the property’s acreage, and other attributes of or amenities to the property, such as swimming pools, views, zoning classifications or restrictions, use code designations, and the number of dwelling units of multiple family properties.

(c)(1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 7922.530 of the Government Code or any other provision of law, if the assessor provides property characteristics information at the request of any party, the assessor may require that a fee reasonably related to the actual cost of developing and providing the information be paid by the party receiving the information.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 411. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.