Each claimant applying for postponement under Article 2 (commencing with Section 20601) shall file a claim under penalty of perjury with the Controller on a form supplied by the Controller. The claim shall contain all of the following:
(a) Evidence acceptable to the Controller that the person (1) is 62 years of age or older on or before December 31 of the fiscal year for which the postponement is claimed or (2) blind or disabled, as defined in Section 12050 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, at the time of application or on February 10 of the fiscal year for which the postponement is claimed.
(b) A statement showing the household income for the period set forth in Section 20503.
(c) A statement describing the residential dwelling in a manner that the Controller may prescribe.
(d) The name of the county in which the residential dwelling is located and the address of the residential dwelling.
(e) The county assessor’s parcel number applicable to the property for which the claimant is applying for the postponement of property taxes.
(f) (1) Documentation evidencing the current existence of any abstract of judgment, federal tax lien, or state tax lien filed or recorded against the applicant, and any recorded mortgage or deed of trust that affects the subject residential dwelling, for the purpose of determining that the claimant possesses a 40-percent equity in the subject residential dwelling as required by paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 20583.
(2) Actual costs, not in excess of fifty dollars ($50), paid by the claimant to obtain the documentation shall reduce the amount of the lien for the year, but not the face amount of the payment prescribed in Section 16180 of the Government Code.
(g) Other information required by the Controller to establish eligibility.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 387, Sec. 25. (SB 205) Effective January 1, 2018.)