The County of Los Angeles is sponsoring a series of free seminars monthly through December to assist property owners who feel their taxes should be lowered due to a decline in the value of their property. The 90-minute seminars will be offered one time at each location: Culver City, El Monte, Glendale, Lakewood, Lancaster and Van Nuys. Additional meetings will be scheduled throughout the County on a year-round basis.
The meetings are intended to help taxpayers better understand the assessment appeals process, which many find confusing. The seminars will be of value to homeowners who are interested in learning about the assessment appeals process and to those who have already filed an appeal. The seminars will cover taxpayers appeal rights and when to file an application for reduction in assessment. The seminars will also cover how to prepare for a hearing, what qualifies as admissible evidence, what will happen at the hearing and what to expect after the hearing.
The dates, times and locations of the sessions are:
Van Nuys – Bernardi Senior Center, 6514 Sylmar Avenue, July 22, 2:00 p.m.
Free parking on Hamlin.
Lakewood – Iacoboni Library, 4900 Clark Avenue, August 10, 10:00 a.m.
Parking at corner of Clark and Del Amo.
Lancaster – Lancaster Library, 23743 Valencia Boulevard, September 16, 10:00 a.m.
Free parking at the Library.
Culver City – Dixon Library, 4975 Overland Avenue, October 13, 10:00 a.m.
Free parking behind the Library.
El Monte – Crippen Senior Center, 3120 Tyler Avenue, November 12, 10:00 a.m.
Free parking at the Center.
Glendale – Glendale Library, 222 Harvard Street, December 2, 10:00 a.m.
Parking at the corner of Maryland and Harvard.
Persons with disabilities who believe they need reasonable accommodation or help in order to attend a seminar may call (213) 974-7953. Hearing-impaired persons with TDD equipment may leave a typewritten message by calling (800) 735-2929 (TDD). Schedules for meetings may be obtained by calling (213) 974-7953 or
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