Assessment Technicians are responsible for locating and identifying ownership on all taxable real property. In addition, they manage the public service counter and oversee quality control; approve and enroll all legal property tax exemptions and verify legal documents. Homeowner exemptions and other constitutional exemptions are compiled and applied to the secured supplemental, and unsecured assessment rolls.
The Mission of the Property Title and Administration Division is to support the production of the annual assessment roll by efficiently providing accurate and timely property ownership, reappraisal, and appeal information to the Real Property, and Business Divisions in accordance with legal mandates. We also provide accurate, timely assessment information and explanations, in a courteous manner, to the general public and other public agencies; and timely exempt qualifying; exempt properties/property owners.
To accomplish this mission, the division will do the following:
Provide general ownership information
Maintain and update ownership database
Identify geographically all property in Tulare County
Determine reappraisability of all changes in ownership
Maintenance of property and mailing addresses
Assure adequate monitoring of assessment practices
Provide courteous, professional and timely assistance to customers inquiries
Assist eligible individuals and organizations in receiving exemptions
Verify that exemptions are accurate in accordance with legal mandates
Provide exemption information necessary for 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.
The technician verifies and maintains the record of real property ownership using various sources. These include recorded documents such as:
Grant Deeds
Quit Claim Deeds
Trust Deeds
Court Orders such as Judgment Quieting Title
A document not representing the grantors as the current owners may require a document to be corrected and re-recorded. A document that is not re-recorded to correct the discrepancy creates a cloud on title of the real property.
Please be aware that every California county has their own set of forms. If your property is located in another county, please contact that county's Assessor's Office. Listing of County Assessors
