Laws, Regulations & Annotations
Property Taxes Law Guide – Revision 2013
Revenue and Taxation Code
Property Taxation
Part 9. Corrections, Cancellations, and Refunds
CHAPTER 4. Cancellations (View entire chapter)
Article 1 Generally
- 4985 Tax collector's or assessor's errors
- 4985.1 Transfer of auditor's duties to tax collector
- 4985.2 Delinquent penalties; cancellation
- 4985.3 Relief from penalties; pending assessment appeal
- 4985.5 Relief from penalties; pending informal review
- 4986 Cancellation of uncollected taxes; cancellation of taxes on property acquired by public agencies
- 4986.1 Amount transferred to unsecured roll; limitation [Repealed]
- 4986.2 City taxes
- 4986.3 Cancellation after assessment bond foreclosure
- 4986.4 Veterans' Welfare Board property
- 4986.5 Property distributed to State
- 4986.6 Escheated property; tax sale
- 4986.7 Acquisition of private property for public use [Repealed]
- 4986.8 Tax collector's right to cancel small amounts
- 4986.9 Court order to tax collector for tax information on property condemned; prorated taxes paid out of award; tax lienor need not be named a party; extinguished lien transferred to purchase price or award [Repealed]
- 4987 Exempt property
- 4988 Assessment by more than one county
- 4990 Certification; cancellation
- 4990.3 Quiet title suit
- 4991 Erroneous sale or deed [Repealed]
- 4991 Erroneous declaration of tax default
- 4992 Cancellation of sale, etc., with tax [Repealed]
- 4992 Erroneous declaration of power of sale
- 4993 Canceling sale [Repealed]
- 4994 Canceling deed [Repealed]
Article 1.5 Cancellation of Assessments on State-assessed Property
Article 2 Cancellation of Assessments on Public Lands on Application of State Lands Commission
Article 3 Cancellation of Assessments on Public Lands on Application of Property Owner
Article 4 Cancellation of Tax Liens on Any Sixteenth or Thirty- Sixth Section or Legal Subdivision Thereof
Article 5 Cancellation of Taxes on Exempt Property
- 5081 Exempt property defined
- 5082 Date of apportionment defined
- 5082.1 Duties of public entities
- 5083 Lien extinguished
- 5084 Cancellation of taxes
- 5085 Acquisition prior to beginning of fiscal year
- 5086 Acquisition after beginning of fiscal year
- 5086.1 Cancellation on date of apportionment
- 5087 Optional payment plan
- 5088 Taxes not transferred to unsecured roll
- 5089 Cancellation of taxes if less than $10.00
- 5090 Taxes not subject to cancellation
- 5091 Required notice by public entity

