Palisades and Eaton fire survivors can defer 2025 property tax payments. Here's how

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More than a year after two of the most destructive fires in California’s history destroyed over 16,000 structures in Altadena and Pacific Palisades, fire survivors whose properties were damaged can now apply for a prolonged deferment on their property taxes without interest or risk of penalties.The deferment was made possible by the Every Fire Survivor’s Network — a resource hub for Eaton, Palisades, Malibu, Topanga fire survivors and allies — the support from elected officials and Gov.

Gavin Newsom’s initial 2025 executive order giving Los Angeles fire survivors one-year of property tax relief.With the knowledge that the initial deferment would only last until April 30 of this year the Every Fire Survivor’s Network sent a proposal to the governor’s office to extend the deferment in March and Newsom approved it six weeks later, according to the resource hub.

The new deferment program will allow eligible homeowners to delay property taxes until June 30, 2030 — it does not, however, apply to taxes that were due and paid this year.Here what you need to know.

To apply for the deferment, homeowners need to fill out the “Misfortune and Calamity relief” form online from the Los Angeles County Assessor’s Office website.The program is for homeowners whose property has been damaged or destroyed by a disaster such as a fire, flood or earthquake and applies to their 2025 property taxes only.To fill out the form you’ll need: Penalty cancellation requests must be submitted anytime before June 30, 2030; however, base taxes must be paid by the same time to avoid penalties, said Vibiana Navarro, administrative deputy for the county treasurer and tax collector.

To qualify, the damage to the property must exceed $100,000 of current market value, according to the county treasurer.The county website states an application for “Reassessment: Property Damaged or Destroyed by...