1. The home you sell is where you live
No minimum number of years.
2. The new home becomes where you live
It can be anywhere in California.
3. Buy or build within 2 years
Before or after the sale.
4. Up to 3 times in your life
Even if you used an older transfer before.
5. There is a price limit
Buy before the sale: up to the old sale price. Within a year after: up to the price times 1.05. Second year: times 1.10. Above the limit, you pay tax on the difference only.
6. You file the claim yourself
Send it to the assessor of the county where the new home is, after both sales close and you live there. Within 3 years. Escrow does not do it.
What does not qualify
Rental properties and second homes- A home you inherited but never lived in
- Selling at 54 with no disability and no disaster
- A new home you will not live in
- A fourth transfer
Other taxes: Prop 19 does not change capital gains tax, Mello-Roos or special assessments.
Not tax or legal advice. These are estimates. Please check with your county assessor and a CPA or attorney before you sell or buy. Read more
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