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HomeGovernment CodeDiv. 1Ch. 2Art. 4.5§ 23253 Property Owner Protest Rights

§ 23253 Property Owner Protest Rights

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§ 23253 Property Owner Protest Rights

Key Takeaways

  • •If you own property in an area that might get moved to a different city or county, you can say you don’t want that to happen.
  • •You have to write down your name, where your property is, and send it in before the final meeting about the change.
  • •You don’t need fancy legal words to describe your property—just enough so they know which one it is.
  • •If you’re too busy, you can have someone else (like a friend or worker) protest for you, but they might need a note from you saying it’s okay.

Example

Your neighborhood might get moved to a different city, and you don’t want that because your taxes could go up.

You can write a letter saying, 'I own the house at 123 Main Street, and I don’t want my neighborhood to switch cities.' Send it in before the last meeting, and they have to listen.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 23253 Property Owner Protest Rights

At any time prior to final adjournment of the hearing on protests, any owner of property within the uninhabited territory proposed to be transferred may file written protest against the boundary change. The protest shall state the name of the owner of the property affected and the street address or other description of the property sufficient to identify it on the last equalized assessment roll. A metes and bounds description shall not be required if the property can be otherwise described in a manner sufficient to identify it on the last equalized assessment roll. Protests may be made on behalf of the owner by an agent authorized in writing by the owner to act as agent with respect to such land, except that protest may be made on behalf of a private corporation which is an owner of property by any officer or employee of the corporation without written authorization by the corporation to act as agent or make such protest. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1393.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

corporationdescriptionpropertyemployeehearingassessmentadjournmentauthorization

Related Statutes

  • § 23254 Property Transfer Protest Rules
  • § 23285 County Boundary Tax Filing
  • § 53240 Employee Property Replacement Costs
  • § 23206 Local Government Hearing Process
  • § 23212 County Boundary Tax Filing

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Government Code. Section 23253.
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