File #: 26-0218    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: In Committee
File created: 10/29/2025 In control: *Finance & Management Committee
On agenda: 11/18/2025 Final action:
Title: Subject: Vacant Property Tax Ordinance Amendments From: Finance Department Recommendation: Adopt A Ordinance Amending Oakland Municipal Code Title 4, Chapter 4.56, Vacant Property Tax To (1) Add An Exemption For Parcels That Change Ownership After Assessment, (2) Require The Hearing Officer To Include Findings Of Fact In Their Decisions, And (3) Establish A Twelve Month Time Period Within Which Owners Of Parcels Deemed Vacant And Assessed The Vacant Property Tax Must File A Petition To Reverse The Assessment, Claim An Exemption, Or To Seek Refund Of Taxes Paid
Sponsors: Finance Department
Attachments: 1. View Report, 2. View Legislation

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Subject:                      Vacant Property Tax Ordinance Amendments

From:                                           Finance Department

Recommendation: Adopt A Ordinance Amending Oakland Municipal Code Title 4, Chapter 4.56, Vacant Property Tax To (1) Add An Exemption For Parcels That Change Ownership After Assessment,

 

(2) Require The Hearing Officer To Include Findings Of Fact In Their Decisions, And

 

(3) Establish A Twelve Month Time Period Within Which Owners Of Parcels Deemed Vacant And Assessed The Vacant Property Tax Must File A Petition To Reverse The Assessment, Claim An Exemption, Or To Seek Refund Of Taxes Paid