09/04/2026
If you have owned your home in Camarillo for twenty or thirty years, your property tax bill looks nothing like what your new neighbor pays. That gap is Prop 13, and it is the reason a lot of people stay in a house that stopped fitting years ago.
Prop 19 is the part most people have never had explained to them. If you are 55 or older, you can take your assessed value with you to a new primary residence anywhere in California, up to three times, with a two-year window between the sale and the purchase. Buying something more expensive does not cost you the benefit either.
It is not automatic, and you do have to file with the county assessor. Check your situation with your tax professional, and if property taxes have been the reason you stayed put, call us at 805-977-6716.