Clerk of the Board — Assessment Appeals
Assessment appeals board function; provider and jurisdiction must be verified.
Source checked October 15, 2026[4]santacruzcountyca.gov
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Santa Cruz County formal assessment appeal filing and resources. The county page has inconsistent regular-period dates; use the separately cited BOE2026 period.
Before you start
- Information & documents · One assessment per application
- Each application covers one assessment; it does not challenge other or future assessments on the same parcel. [7]
- Deadlines · 2026 regular assessment appeals only
- For Santa Cruz County’s 2026 regular assessment appeal, file July 2 through November 30, 2026. Other appeal types have separate, notice-based deadlines. [1]
- Information & documents · County-specific formal appeal application
- Use the BOE-305-AH application provided by the county where the property is located; a generic sample is not a valid filing. [2]
- Payments · Taxes while an appeal is pending
- Pay property taxes on time while an appeal is pending to avoid penalties and interest. Filing an appeal does not suspend tax payments. [3]
County electronic appeal submission portal.
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- [1] 2026 county assessment-appeal filing periods (opens in a new tab)
California State Board of Equalization · BOE LTA2026/023 — page2, 2026 county filing deadline table
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County Assessment Appeals Filing Periods for 2026 The clerks of county assessment appeals boards and county boards of equalization have certified the assessment appeals filing period for their counties pursuant to the requirements of Revenue and Taxation Code section 1603. The regular appeals filing period in each county will begin on July 2, 2026, and will end either on September 15, 2026, or November 30, 2026, depending on whether the County Assessor has elected to mail assessment notices to all taxpayers with property on the secured roll by August 1, 2026. The following table shows the filing deadline for each county: FILING FILING COUNTY COUNTY DEADLINE DEADLINE Alameda September 15 Orange November 30 Alpine September 15 Placer September 15 Amador November 30 Plumas November 30 Butte November 30 Riverside November 30 Calaveras November 30 Sacramento November 30 Colusa November 30 San Benito November 30 Contra Costa November 30 San Bernardino November 30 Del Norte November 30 San Diego November 30 El Dorado November 30 San Francisco September 15 Fresno November 30 San Joaquin November 30 Glenn November 30 San Luis Obispo September 15 Humboldt November 30 San Mateo November 30 Imperial November 30 Santa Barbara November 30 Inyo September 15 Santa Clara September 15 Kern November 30 Santa Cruz November 30 Kings September 15 Shasta November 30 Lake November 30 Sierra September 15 Lassen November 30 Siskiyou November 30 Los Angeles November 30 Solano November 30 Madera November 30 Sonoma November 30 Marin November 30 Stanislaus November 30 Mariposa November 30 Sutter November 30 Mendocino November 30 Tehama November 30 Merced November 30 Trinity November 30 Modoc November 30 Tulare November 30 Mono September 15 Tuolumne November 30 Monterey November 30 Ventura September 15 Napa November 30 Yolo November 30 Nevada November 30 Yuba November 30
- [2] Assessment appeal FAQ (opens in a new tab)
California State Board of Equalization · BOE assessment appeals FAQ
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You must file an Assessment Appeal Application, form BOE-305-AH, obtained from the clerk of the board of the county where your property is located. Some counties have this form available on the website of either the clerk of the board or the county assessor, or both. You must use the county application for the appeal to be considered a valid filing.
- [3] Assessment appeal FAQ (opens in a new tab)
California State Board of Equalization · BOE assessment appeals FAQ
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Yes. You are required to pay your property taxes timely despite any appeal you have pending. Failure to do so will result in financial penalties and interest charges regardless of the outcome of your appeal. If you are granted a reduction, you will receive a refund and interest.
- [4] Santa Cruz — assessment appeals information (opens in a new tab)
Santa Cruz County · Assessment appeals — 06087
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How to Contact the Santa Cruz County Assessment Appeals Board:
- [5] Santa Cruz — assessment appeals information (opens in a new tab)
Santa Cruz County · Assessment appeals — Assessment appeal — application eFile portal and Clerk contact
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How to Contact the Santa Cruz County Assessment Appeals Board:
- [6] Santa Cruz — assessment appeals information (opens in a new tab)
Santa Cruz County · Assessment appeals — File an assessment appeal electronically
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Applications must be postmarked, received or submitted electronically via eFile portal by the applicable deadline
- [7] Santa Cruz — assessment appeals information (opens in a new tab)
Santa Cruz County · Assessment appeals — One assessment per application
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Each application only applies to a single assessment and will not have an impact on any other assessments, nor impact future assessments for the same parcel.
- [8] Santa Cruz — assessment appeals information (opens in a new tab)
Santa Cruz County · Assessment appeals — Assessment Appeals Board Clerk
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Phone: (831) 454-2323
- [9] Santa Cruz — assessment appeals information (opens in a new tab)
Santa Cruz County · Assessment appeals — Assessment Appeals Board Clerk
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AssessmentAppeals@santacruzcountyca.gov
- [10] Santa Cruz — assessment appeals information (opens in a new tab)
Santa Cruz County · Assessment appeals — Assessment Appeals Board Clerk — physical and mailing
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701 Ocean Street, Room 520 Santa Cruz, CA 95060
- [11] Santa Cruz — assessment appeals information (opens in a new tab)
Santa Cruz County · Assessment appeals — Assessment Appeals Board Clerk — reception window
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Reception Window Hours: Open Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- [12] Santa Cruz — assessment appeals information (opens in a new tab)
Santa Cruz County · Assessment appeals — County assessment appeal forms
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Forms