What We Do
Assessment Technicians play a critical role in identifying and verifying the ownership of all taxable real property. They manage the public service counter, oversee quality control, approve and enroll legal property tax exemptions, and review legal documents. They ensure that homeowner and other constitutional exemptions are accurately applied to the secured, supplemental, and unsecured assessment rolls.
Our Mission
The mission of the Property Title and Administration Division is to support the production of the annual assessment roll by providing accurate and timely property ownership, reappraisal, and appeal information to the Real Property and Business Personal Property divisions in compliance with legal mandates. The division also provides accurate assessment information to the public and government agencies and ensures that qualifying property owners receive exemptions promptly.
How We Achieve Our Mission
To accomplish our mission, the division is committed to:
• Providing general property ownership information
• Maintaining and updating the property ownership database
• Accurately identifying all property within Tulare County
• Determining whether changes in ownership trigger reappraisal
• Managing property and mailing address records
• Monitoring assessment practices to ensure compliance
• Offering courteous, professional, and timely assistance to all customer inquiries
• Assisting eligible individuals and organizations in obtaining exemptions
• Verifying that exemptions comply with legal requirements
• Providing the necessary exemption data for the completion of the annual assessment roll
Assessment Technicians determine whether or not a transfer of property interest is a reassessable event. They also determine whether an assessment exemption or exclusion from reassessment exists, such as a transfer between spouses or a parent-to-child transfer.
Assessment Technicians verify and maintain real property ownership records using various sources. These include documents on file with the County Recorder, such as:
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Grant Deeds
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Quit Claim Deeds
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Trust Deeds
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Court Orders such as Judgment Quieting Title
A document not representing the grantors as the current owners may require correction and re-recording. A document that is not re-recorded to correct the discrepancy creates a cloud on title of the real property.
