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(a) Any person over the age of 55 years who resides in property which is eligible for the homeowner‘s exemption under Article XIII A, Section 3(k) of the California Constitution and Section 218 of the Revenue & Taxation Code may transfer, subject to the conditions and limitations provided in Section 69.5 of the Revenue & Taxation Code, the base year value of that property, provided that the property is located in the State of California, to any replacement dwelling of equal or lesser value which is located within San Diego County and is purchased or newly constructed by that person as his or her principal residence within two years of the sale by that person of the original property, provided that the base year value of the original property shall not be transferred to the replacement dwelling until the original property is sold.
(b) All claims for transfers of base year value from original property located in another county shall be granted provided that the claims meet the conditions specified above and all applicable requirements of Article XIII A Section 2(a) of the California Constitution and Section 69.5 of Revenue & Taxation Code.
(c) The base year valuation of the original property, as determined by the Assessor Clerk in the county in which the original property is located, shall be accepted in connection with the granting of the claim for transfer of base year value as required by this Section.
(d) The provisions of this Section shall be applicable to all replacement dwellings which are purchased or newly constructed on or after November 9, 1988. Provisions of this Section shall remain operative for a period of not less than five (5) years, commencing on the effective date of this Section.
(e) This Section shall be repealed on January 1, 1999, unless the State Legislature prior to that date has extended the authority for the provisions contained herein.
(f) If a court determines that this Section is unlawful or invalid in that it is applicable to replacement dwellings which are purchased or newly constructed prior to the effective date (February 14, 1989) of this Section, those persons who own replacement dwellings purchased or newly constructed prior to February 14, 1989 and have paid a reduced property tax as a result of this Section, shall pay to the County of San Diego for every tax year that they paid said reduced property tax the difference between the amount of property tax they would have paid had they not been allowed to transfer their base value pursuant to this Section, and the amount they actually paid.
(g) If any subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Section, or the application thereof to any person, is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Section or its application to other persons. The Board of Supervisors hereby declares that it would have adopted this Section, and each subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more subsections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions, or the application thereof to any person, be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
(Article IV-A, Section 86, added by Ord. No. 1312 (N.S.), adopted 6-9-53; repealed by Ord. No. 7308 (N.S.), effective 7-2-87; new Section 86 added by Ord. No. 7587 (N.S.), effective 2-14-89; Ord. No. 7592 (N.S.), adopted 2-21-89, effective 3-23-89, supersedes Ord. No. 7587; amended by Ord. No. 7690 (N.S.), adopted 11-28-89, operative 1-1-90; amended by Ord. No. 8673 (N.S.), effective 5-23-96)
State law reference(s) -- Eligibility for homeowner’s exemption, Constitution Art. XIII A, § 3(k); similar provisions, Revenue & Taxation Code, § 218; limitations, Revenue & Taxation Code, § 69.5; requirements for above, Constitution Art. XIII A, § 2(a); similar provisions, Revenue & Taxation Code, § 69.5.