The Coachella Valley is built on second homes, and second homes are what people eventually stop using. Mid-century houses on land the owner does not own, condos in associations with rising assessments, and desert lots bought on speculation in the 1960s. We accept donated property throughout the valley and record the deed with the Riverside County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder.
Federal tax rules are the same everywhere. These three are set by California and by Riverside County.
California counties charge documentary transfer tax at $0.55 per $500 of consideration. How the tax applies to a gift with no consideration is confirmed when we prepare the deed. Where the tax falls on the grantee, it is ours.
Every California recording is accompanied by a preliminary change of ownership report for the assessor. Where a transfer qualifies for an exclusion from reassessment, that is claimed here rather than later. We prepare it with the deed.
Deeds are recorded with the Riverside County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder. You sign before a notary wherever you live, and we handle the filing and the recording fee.
Four situations the desert produces more of than anywhere else.
Each links to the full guide for that type, including how a donation compares with selling.
Tell us and we will read the lease. What you hold is a leasehold interest with a stated expiry, and transfers of allotment leases go through the lessor and require federal approval, which takes time. It is a longer route than a fee transfer and not a closed one. The remaining term is the first thing we look at.
Riverside County charges California documentary transfer tax at $0.55 per $500 of consideration. Transfers without consideration are treated differently, and we confirm the treatment before recording. Where the tax falls on the grantee, we pay it.
No. We prepare the deed in the form California requires, you sign before a notary where you live, and we record it with the Riverside County Recorder.
No. It is a number we weigh against what the unit is worth once the work is done. Send the association’s notice with the deed rather than leaving it to come out later.
California has a personal income tax, and how it treats a charitable contribution is set by California law rather than by us. Your federal deduction follows the usual IRS rules. Take the state question to your own advisor.
We do not provide tax or legal advice. State and local transfer tax rules change; we confirm current requirements when we prepare each deed. Consult your own advisor.
The address or the APN is enough to start.
