Assistance Programs
Assistance Programs

There are two programs administered by the State of California designed to provide assistance to qualified individuals (property owners) to pay their property taxes. To find out if you qualify you must contact each program provider, as the County Tax Collector cannot determine eligibility. The two programs are:

1.PROPERTY TAX ASSISTANCE FOR SENIOR CITIZENS, BLIND OR DISABLED PERSON: The 2009/2010 state budget suspended funding for the Gonsalves-Deukmejian-Petris Senior Citizens Property Tax Assistance Law, which provides direct cash assistance. The Franchise Tax Board (FTB) will not be issuing Homeowner and Renter Assistance (HRA) Program Instruction booklets and will not accept HRA claims for the 2010 claim year. For the most current information on the HRA program, go to www.ftb.ca.gov and search for HRA.

2.PROPERTY TAX POSTPONEMENT FOR SENIOR CITIZENS, BLIND OR DISABLED PERSONS: On February 20, 2009, the Governor signed Chapter 4, Statutes of 2009, which immediately suspends the Senior Citizens' Property Tax Deferral Program. This legislation prohibits the filing of claims for property tax postponement and prohibits the Controller from accepting claims filed after February 20, 2009. As a result of the program suspension, the Controller will no longer accept claims for property tax postponement pending modification or repeal of this new law. For the most current information on the PTP program please visit  http://www.sco.ca.gov/ardtax_prop_tax_postponement.html

You may also wish to contact the Solano County Assessor at (707) 784-6200 to determine if you are eligible for one of a number of exemptions such as a Homeowner's Exemption, Veteran's Exemption, or Church and Welfare Exemption, which may result in tax savings.