Will the transfer of my home in California into a "living trust" trigger an increase of my property tax?

Question

I already transferred my home on 1996. I was reading about
property tax increases in California and saw that a change in ownership can trigger a higher tax!
I am very worried! Can I be reassessed after all these years?

Answer 1

What county are you in? In most states, property taxes are assessed at the county level. A quick Internet search appears to indicate CA is the same. Where I live (OH), the county auditor is required to reassess every property every three years even if there is no change in ownership. If you retitled your house 10 years ago, I doubt any change at this point would be related to the change of ownership.

Answer 2

When you record the deed transferring the property from yourself to yourself as trustee of your trust, you are required to file a preliminary change of ownership form. The form asks if the transfer is to a revocable trust for the benefit of the transferor. If so, there is no transfer for Prop 13 purposes.