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Call (916) 436-3776Prop 19 Tax-Base Transfer California
How Does Prop 19 Let Me Keep My Low Property Taxes When I Move in California?
If you're 55 or older (or severely disabled, or a wildfire/disaster victim), Proposition 19 lets you transfer your existing Prop 13 property-tax base to a replacement primary residence anywhere in California, up to three times in your lifetime. You must buy or build the replacement within two years of selling, and file Form BOE-19-B with the county assessor. If the new home costs the same or less, you keep your full low base; if it costs more, only the difference is added.
Proposition 19 is one of the most valuable, and most misunderstood, tools available to California homeowners 55 and older. It lets you keep your low Prop 13 property-tax base when you move, transferring it to a replacement home anywhere in the state, up to three times in your lifetime. The catch is the paperwork and the timing: you must buy your replacement within two years and file the right claim with the county assessor. This guide explains how it works statewide, then links to a guide for your area. The Ashlar Brands family can handle the whole move, sale, tax-base claim, and financing, together.
One family. Three ways we help.
The whole move: sale, tax-base claim, and financing
A Prop 19 move has three moving parts, and the Ashlar Brands family handles all of them together:
- 1.Serve First Realty, sells your current home and helps you buy the replacement, anywhere in California.
- 2.Ashlar LDA, Inc., a bonded and registered Legal Document Assistant that can prepare your base-year-value transfer claim (Form BOE-19-B) and related assessor paperwork, at a lower cost than attorney drafting for straightforward filings.
- 3.Ashlar Lending Inc. (NMLS #2699657), finances the replacement home, including a HECM for Purchase reverse mortgage that lets qualifying buyers 62+ purchase with no monthly mortgage payment.
Serve First Realty is a real estate brokerage, not a law firm or a lender. A Legal Document Assistant prepares documents at your direction and does not give legal advice; loan terms and eligibility are determined by the lender.
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