Riverside County covers ground from the citrus streets of the city out to the desert, and the property that reaches us reflects that spread: craftsman houses near downtown, tract homes in Moreno Valley and Perris, remnant grove parcels, and lots in subdivisions platted long before anyone extended a water line. We accept property countywide and record 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. A few cities in the county impose additional local charges on transfers. How the tax applies to a gift with no consideration is confirmed when we prepare the deed.
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 that come up repeatedly across the county.
Each links to the full guide for that type, including how a donation compares with selling.
The county charges California documentary transfer tax at $0.55 per $500 of consideration. Transfers without consideration are treated differently, and we confirm the treatment for your deed 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.
Not necessarily, and the date on the notice decides how much room there is. California trustee sales move on a statutory timetable that is shorter than a court foreclosure, so this is a call to make today rather than next month. See donating before foreclosure.
Often more than the owner expects, and usually to a neighboring owner rather than the open market. See land you cannot build on for how these are valued and placed.
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.
