About The Assessor
What the Assessor Does:
Under the California Constitution and the Revenue and Taxation Code, the Assessor has the following responsibilities:
- Locate all taxable property within Ventura County
- Identify the person who owns, claims, possesses, or controls property on the Lien Date (R&T § 405).
- Establish the assessed value of all taxable property in accordance with the law.
- Publish both an annual and supplemental assessment rolls.
What the Assessor Does Not Do:
- The Assessor does not establish tax rates
- The Assessor does not issue tax bills
- The Assessor does not collect or refund taxes
- The Assessor does not determine special assessment or maintenance district fees
Other Areas of Responsibility for the Assessor:
- Change of Address
- Assessed Values
- Declines in value
- Exemptions
- Supplemental roll updates
- Property maps (Assessor Maps)
- Property data (Property Search)
- Assessor Forms
- Senior Citizens Services
- Change in ownership
- Parent/child transfers
- Manufactured homes
- Possessory interests
- Boats/Aircraft
- Business property taxes
Getting Specific Answers for your Questions
You may visit our office located at the Ventura County Government Center, Hall of Administration Building (HOA)
800 South Victoria Avenue
Ventura CA 93009-1270
phone: (805) 654-2181
fax: (805) 645-1305
You may also contact us by email.
Agencies Frequently Used by the Assessor's Office
Assessment Appeals Board (AAB): Three person appointed board that presides over Assessment Appeal Hearings in Ventura County.
California State Board of Equalization (SBE or BOE): State agency that oversees and assists in the application of Property Tax Law by each County Assessor’s Office.
Revenue and Taxation Code of the State of California (R & T): Codified Laws that define and explain the application of Proposition 13 for the entire state.
California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD): State agency that, among other things, oversees the registration of Manufactured Homes.