Los Angeles County Assessor
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| Jurisdiction | Los Angeles County |
| Headquarters | Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration, Los Angeles, California 34°03′25″N 118°14′47″W / 34.057033°N 118.246261°W |
| Employees | 1,200 (2021)[1] |
| Annual budget | US$200 million (2021)[1] |
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The Los Angeles County Assessor is the assessor and officer of the government of Los Angeles County responsible for discovering all taxable property in Los Angeles County, except for state-assessed property, to inventory and list all the taxable property, to value the property, and to enroll the property on the local assessment roll.[2] In 2021, there were 2.6 million assessed properties for a total Los Angeles County property assessment value of US$1.8 trillion.[3]
The current assessor is Jeffrey Prang.[4][5] The most recent assessors have been John Noguez, Robert Quon, who served for the last year of Rick Auerbach's term, and Kenneth P. Hahn.
Assessments
[edit]The Assessor is responsible for discovering all taxable property in Los Angeles County, except for state-assessed property, to inventory and list all the taxable property, to value the property, and to enroll the property on the local assessment roll.[2] It is then the responsibility of the Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector to bill and collect these taxes, and the responsibility of the Los Angeles County Auditor-Controller to allocate the taxes to the appropriate taxing jurisdictions such as the County, cities, schools and special districts within the County.[2]
In 2021 there were 2.6 million assessed properties for a total Los Angeles County property assessment value of nearly US$1.8 trillion.[6]
The Assessor sells the following cadastral electronic documents and databases pursuant to Article 1 of the Constitution (the "Sunshine Amendment") and the California Public Records Act:[7]
| Item | Maximum CD/DVD Cost | Maximum Paper Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles County Parcel Boundary Map (in Shapefile format) | $6 | |
| Apartment House Listing | $478 | |
| Cross Reference Roll | $329 | $4 per page |
| Local Roll | $329 | $8 per page |
| Unsecured Roll | $329 | $4 per page |
| Publicly Owned Parcels | $478 | |
| Secured Basic File Abstract | $12,914 | $4,000 |
Corruption
[edit]In mid-2012, Noguez took a leave of absence because of an investigation concerning influence peddling at his office,[8] and on October 17, 2012, he was arrested and charged with 24 felonies relating to corruption.[9]
List of Assessors
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| Name | Term |
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| Antonio F. Coronel | 1850–1856 |
| Juan María Sepúlveda | 1857-1858 |
| W. W. Maxy | 1859-1861 |
| James McManus | 1862 |
| G. L. Mix | 1863-1865 |
| J. Q. A. Stanley | 1866-1867 |
| M. F. Coronel | 1868-1869 |
| D. Botiller | 1870-1875 |
| A. W. Ryan | 1876-1879 |
| J. W. Venable | 1880-1882 |
| R. Bilderrain | 1883-1886 |
| C. C. Mason | 1887-1891 |
| F. Edward Gray | 1891-1893 |
| Theodore Summerland | 1894-1898 |
| Alexander Goldwell | 1898-1901 |
| Benjamin E. Ward | 1902-1906 |
| Calvin Hartwell | 1906-1910 |
| E. W. Hopkins | 1910-1938 |
| John R. Quinn | 1938-1962 |
| Philip E. Watson | 1963-1977 |
| Alexander Pope | 1978-1986 |
| John J. Lynch | 1986-1990 |
| Kenneth P. Hahn | 1990-2000 |
| Rick Auerbach | 2000-2010 |
| Robert Quon | 2010 |
| John Noguez | 2010-2014 |
| Jeffrey Prang | 2014- |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "L.A. County Assessor Jeff Prang is Seeking Re-Election". 6 May 2021.
- ^ a b c Kreimann 2012, p. 3.
- ^ Kreimann 2012, p. 4.
- ^ "Los Angeles County Office of the Assessor". assessor.lacounty.gov. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ "Los Angeles County: Office of the Assessor". Retrieved 2015-03-13.
- ^ News Desk (2021-05-06). "L.A. County Assessor Jeff Prang is Seeking Re-Election - WeHo Times West Hollywood Daily News, Nightlife and Events". Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- ^ "Price List". Los Angeles County Assessor. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ Dolan, Jack Assessor John Noguez steps aside amid corruption probe Los Angeles Times, June 1, 2012
- ^ Walton, Alice UPDATE: Los Angeles County Assessor John Noguez charged with 24 felonies 89.3 KPCC, October 17, 2012
- Kreimann, Santos H. (10 September 2012), 2012 Annual Report (PDF), Los Angeles County, California, archived from the original (PDF) on June 26, 2013
External links
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