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HomeWater CodeDiv. 5Pt. 4Ch. 5Art. 1§ 8759 District Assessment Adjustment Rules

§ 8759 District Assessment Adjustment Rules

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§ 8759 District Assessment Adjustment Rules

Key Takeaways

  • •If a district grows bigger after charging landowners for general costs, the new landowners must help pay those costs too.
  • •The board decides how much the new landowners should pay, making sure it’s fair.
  • •This only applies to general costs, not special projects.

Example

A small town charges all homeowners $100 each to fix potholes on main roads. Later, the town adds 50 new houses to its borders.

The town must figure out a fair way for the new homeowners to help pay for the pothole fixes, even though they weren’t part of the town when the bill was first sent.

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

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§ 8759 District Assessment Adjustment Rules

Whenever an assessment has been levied by the board upon land in the district for general administrative expenses and other expenses not pertaining to any particular project, and the boundaries of the district have been or shall be extended so as to include land other than the land included within the district at the time the assessment was levied, the board shall make an estimate of the fair and equitable amount which should be contributed by the land included by the change of boundaries for the purposes of the assessment previously levied. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

assessmentgeneral administrative expensesboundaries of the districtfair and equitable amount

Related Statutes

  • § 13304.2 Brownfield Site Risk Assessment
  • § 8750 Drainage District Assessment Levy
  • § 8760 District Boundary Assessment Levy
  • § 8761 Assessment Lien Release Authority
  • § 8763 Assessment Release Requirements

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Water Code. Section 8759.
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