Disabled Access

The disabled access exclusion is available in two formats: one designed for single or multiple family properties and the other for commercial properties.

Disabled Access - Residences Eligible for the Homeowners' Exemption

Modifications made in order to make an existing dwelling more accessible to a severely and permanently disabled person or persons are excluded from reassessment if certain conditions are met. The residence must be eligible for the Homeowners’ Exemption and the disabled person must be a permanent resident. A claim form must be filed with our office which includes the physician’s certification of disability. Swimming pools and spas are excluded from this benefit, as are construction features that are usual or customary for comparable properties not occupied by disabled persons.

A “severely and permanently disabled person” is defined as any person who has a physical disability or impairment, whether from birth or by reason of accident or disease, that results in a functional limitation as to employment or substantially limits one or more major life activities of that person. The definition also requires that the condition must have been diagnosed as permanently affecting the person’s ability to function, including, but not limited to, any disability or impairment that affects sight, speech, hearing, or the use of any limbs.

Please note that if the property changes ownership after the construction is completed, the existing disabled-access accommodations are no longer excluded from reassessment.

To download the disabled access form for residences eligible for the Homeowners' Exemption (BOE-63), click here Version OptionsDisabled AccessHeadline.

Disabled Access - Structures Not Eligible for the Homeowners' Exemption

Qualifying property owners who perform construction, installation, removal, or modification to an existing property to make it more accessible to severely and permanently disabled persons may be eligible, upon timely filing, for an exclusion from reassessment. 

The property owner must notify the Assessor prior to, or within 30 days of, the completion of the project that he or she intends to claim this exclusion. All documents supporting the exclusion must be filed by the owner with the Assessor no later than six months after completion of the project.

Please note that if the property changes ownership after the construction is completed, the existing disabled-access accommodations are no longer excluded from reassessment.

To download the disabled access form for structures not eligible for the Homeowners' Exemption (BOE-63-A), click here Version OptionsDisabled AccessHeadline.