ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [20501. - 20514.]
Article 1 added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1242.
§§ 20501–20514 · 15 sections
- § 20501 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Gonsalves-Deukmejian-Petris Senior Citizens Property Tax Assistance Law.”
- § 20502 Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions given in this chapter shall govern construction of this part.
- § 20503 (a) “Income” means adjusted gross income as defined in Section 17072 plus all of the following cash items: (1) Public assistance and relief. (2) Nontaxable…
- § 20504 “Household income” means all income received by all persons of a household while members of such household. In the case of a nonresident claimant, “household…
- § 20505 “Claimant” means an individual who: (a) For purposes of this chapter was either (1) 62 years of age or older on the last day of the calendar year or approved…
- § 20506 In the case of an owner-claimant, “household” includes the claimant and all other persons, except bona fide renters, minors, or students (as defined by Section…
- § 20507 (a) A claimant shall not lose his or her eligibility for purposes of this part if he or she is temporarily confined to a hospital or medical institution for…
- § 20508 “Residential dwelling” means a dwelling occupied by the claimant as the principal place of residence, and so much of the land surrounding it as is reasonably…
- § 20508.1 For purposes of Section 20508, “residential dwelling” includes floating homes.
- § 20509 “Rented residence” means premises rented and occupied by the claimant as his or her principal place of residence during the calendar year for which assistance…
- § 20510 “Rent” means amount paid at arms length solely for the right of occupancy of a residence and utility payments required to be paid by the rental agreement. At…
- § 20511 “Property tax” shall mean only those property taxes for the fiscal year in which application for assistance is made pursuant to Section 20541. When a…
- § 20512 (a) “Property taxes accrued” means current property taxes (exclusive of interest, penalties, principal payments on improvement bonds and charges for service)…
- § 20513 When a “rented residence,” as defined in Section 20509, is rented and occupied by the claimant as his principal place of residence for less than 12 months…
- § 20514 (a) Assistance shall not be allowed under this chapter if gross household income, after allowance for actual cash expenditures that are reasonable, ordinary,…