{"id":354568,"date":"2026-06-10T12:05:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T12:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/354568\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T12:05:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T12:05:16","slug":"palisades-and-eaton-fire-survivors-can-defer-2025-property-tax-payments-heres-how","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/354568\/","title":{"rendered":"Palisades and Eaton fire survivors can defer 2025 property tax payments. Here’s how"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

More than a year after two of the most destructive fires in California\u2019s history destroyed over 16,000 structures in Altadena and Pacific Palisades, fire survivors whose properties were damaged can now apply for a prolonged deferment on their property taxes without interest or risk of penalties. <\/p>\n

The deferment was made possible by the Every Fire Survivor\u2019s Network \u2014 a resource hub for Eaton, Palisades, Malibu, Topanga fire survivors and allies \u2014 the support from elected officials and Gov. Gavin Newsom\u2019s initial 2025 executive order giving Los Angeles fire survivors one-year of property tax relief. <\/p>\n

With the knowledge that the initial deferment would only last until April 30 of this year the Every Fire Survivor\u2019s Network sent a proposal to the governor\u2019s office to extend the deferment in March and Newsom approved it six weeks later, according to the resource hub. <\/p>\n

The new deferment program will allow eligible homeowners to delay property taxes until June 30, 2030 \u2014 it does not, however, apply to taxes that were due and paid this year. <\/p>\n

Here what you need to know. <\/p>\n

How to apply for the deferment<\/p>\n

To apply for the deferment, homeowners need to fill out the \u201cMisfortune and Calamity relief\u201d form online<\/a> from the Los Angeles County Assessor\u2019s Office website.<\/p>\n

The program is for homeowners whose property has been damaged or destroyed by a disaster such as a fire, flood or earthquake and applies to their 2025 property taxes only. <\/p>\n

To fill out the form you\u2019ll need: <\/p>\n

The full address of the damaged property A property assessment number The date the damage occurred A description of the cause and extent of the damage to the property. The homeowner\u2019s full name and contact informationA current mailing address of the homeowner Any supporting documentation such as photos, contractor\u2019s estimates or an insurance claim What is the deadline for applying for the property tax deferment?<\/p>\n

Penalty cancellation requests must be submitted anytime before June 30, 2030; however, base taxes must be paid by the same time to avoid penalties, said Vibiana Navarro, administrative deputy for the county treasurer and tax collector. <\/p>\n

Who is eligible for the property tax deferment<\/p>\n

To qualify, the damage to the property must exceed $100,000 of current market value, according to the county treasurer. <\/p>\n

The county website states an application for \u201cReassessment: Property Damaged or Destroyed by Misfortune or Calamity,\u201d Form ADS-820, must be filed with the Assessor\u2019s Office within 12 months from the date the property was damaged or destroyed.<\/p>\n

Eligible fire survivors can still apply for this property tax deferment anytime before June 30, 2030.<\/p>\n

Another qualification requirement is the property must be in one of the ZIP code areas declared by the Governor in Executive Order N-10-25<\/a>, Navarro said.<\/p>\n

The eligible ZIP codes are: <\/p>\n

900199004190049900669026590272902909040291001910409110491106911079353593536Will I get a refund for property taxes I paid on April 30?<\/p>\n

No, refunds are not issued on payments already made.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector\u2019s advice on the application process<\/p>\n

All property tax installments for properties in the ZIP codes included in the governor\u2019s executive order that were due in the 2025 calendar year and by the April 30, 2026, deadline must be paid by June 30, 2030, Navarro said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe encourage homeowners to make partial payments whenever possible to avoid a balloon payment on June 30, 2030,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"More than a year after two of the most destructive fires in California\u2019s history destroyed over 16,000 structures…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":98607,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[13033,144555,53582,144553,4755,26797,943,2624,48,52,51,47,50,49,5848,346,8320,7215,144554,144556,72],"class_list":["post-354568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-damage","tag-deferment","tag-eaton-fire-survivor","tag-eligible-homeowner","tag-executive-order","tag-form","tag-governor","tag-june","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news","tag-network","tag-office","tag-palisades","tag-property","tag-property-tax-payment","tag-vibiana-navarro","tag-year"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=354568"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354568\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=354568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=354568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=354568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}