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Property and assessment in California

Assessed values, parcels and assessment appeals.

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Kern, California

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Assessor property search — APN, ATN or address (opens in a new tab)

County search for assessment information and parcel maps. Use APN, ATN or a street address; owner-name searches and owner names in results are unavailable. Narrow broad searches to find your parcel.

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Kern County official service / referred provider · Kern — property query (opens in a new tab)

County property lookup — Assessor property search — APN, ATN or address

Kern County Assessor-Recorder Property Search

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Assessment appeal application, filing fee and fee waiver (opens in a new tab)

Kern County application and Spanish-language resources, per-parcel filing requirement and Clerk contact.

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Kern County · Kern County — assessment appeal provider (opens in a new tab)

Assessment appeals — Assessment appeal application, filing fee and fee waiver

Mail the completed application to: Clerk of the Board 1115 Truxtun Avenue, 5th Floor Bakersfield, CA 93301 - 4617

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Homeowners’ exemption: state guidance and local assessor filing (opens in a new tab)

Shared California state guidance. Follow the official programme conditions and the responsible county’s instructions; this entry does not establish individual eligibility or confirm an active local auction.

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California State Board of Equalization · Homeowners exemption (opens in a new tab)

Homeowners’ exemption: state guidance and local assessor filing

To claim the exemption, the homeowner must make a one-time filing with the county assessor where the property is located. The claim form, BOE-266, Claim for Homeowners' Property Tax Exemption, is available from the county assessor.

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Proposition 19: transfer rules and filing checklists (opens in a new tab)

Shared California state guidance. Follow the official programme conditions and the responsible county’s instructions; this entry does not establish individual eligibility or confirm an active local auction.

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California State Board of Equalization · Proposition 19 (opens in a new tab)

Proposition 19: transfer rules and filing checklists

Proposition 19 – The Home Protection for Seniors, Severely Disabled, Families, and Victims of Wildfire or Natural Disasters Act

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Supplemental assessments and separate tax bills (opens in a new tab)

Shared California state guidance. Follow the official programme conditions and the responsible county’s instructions; this entry does not establish individual eligibility or confirm an active local auction.

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California State Board of Equalization · Supplemental assessments (opens in a new tab)

Supplemental assessments and separate tax bills

The supplemental roll provides a mechanism for placing property subject to Proposition 13 reappraisals due to change in ownership or completed new construction into immediate effect. Changes in ownership or completed new construction are referred to as 'supplemental events' and result in supplemental tax bills that are in addition to the annual property tax bill.

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Interactive County Map (GIS Tool) (opens in a new tab)

Officially linked county property-map resource. This verifies the referral and stated label; interactive layers, parcel results, legal boundaries, buildability and application eligibility are not determined here.

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Kern County · Kern — building permit department (opens in a new tab)

Official property-office map referral: Interactive County Map (GIS Tool)

Interactive County Map (GIS Tool)

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Kern Assessor parcel-map search information (opens in a new tab)

The Assessor publishes its specifically named parcel-map search page. No individual parcel search, feature download or map-boundary validation was performed.

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Kern official map information · Kern official parcel map information candidate (opens in a new tab)

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Assessor's Parcel Map Search

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