DIVISION 2. OTHER TAXES 6001-61050›PART 10.5. SENIOR CITIZENS PROPERTY TAX ASSISTANCE AND POSTPONEMENT LAW 20501-20646›CHAPTER 3.5. Senior Citizens Possessory Interest Holder Property Tax Postponement Law 20640-20640.12
§ 20640.11
California Revenue and Taxation Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California
All amounts postponed pursuant to this chapter shall be due if any of the following occurs:
(a) The claimant ceases to occupy the residential dwelling as the principal place of residence, sells or otherwise disposes of his possessory interest, or the possessory interest agreement expires by its terms.
(b) The claimant dies. However, if the surviving spouse or another person eligible to postpone pursuant to this chapter continues to occupy the residential dwelling, then the postponed amounts shall not be due unless such person dies, or ceases to occupy the residential dwelling.
(c) The failure of the claimant, the fee title owner, or any owner of a prior recorded possessory interest to perform those acts required by a security interest holder which is senior to the state’s security interest for postponed amounts.
(d) Postponement was erroneously allowed because eligibility requirements were not met.
(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 576.)
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