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Follow these three easy steps to claim your refund.
STEP 1
Find your name or parcel/bill number on the unclaimed
property tax refund list.
STEP 2
Fill out the Unclaimed Property Tax
Refund Claim Form. Detailed instructions and information are
included with the form.
You must SIGN the claim form or your claim will be returned. Make
sure you have read the instructions and made copies of all required documents.
STEP 3
After completing and signing the
claim form, email it to refunds@sdcounty.ca.gov or mail it to:
San Diego County Treasurer Tax Collector
ATTN:
Financial Division/Property Tax Refund Claim
1600 Pacific
Highway, Room 162
San Diego, CA 92101
If you have any questions regarding an unclaimed property tax
refund please call
(619) 531-5813 for further assistance.
We make all reasonable and diligent efforts to refund overpayments.
However, refunds may remain unclaimed for some of the following reasons:
- The taxpayer moves before the refund is mailed and leaves no
forwarding address
- Death of the recipient
- The
taxpayer does not cash the refund check
You have four years to claim a refund. After four years, unclaimed
refunds may be turned over to the County’s general fund through a
process called “escheatment.” While escheatment is the legal
alternative, our goal is to return tax overpayments to their rightful owners.
Property tax refunds are issued for a variety of reasons. For more on
the types of refunds, please click here.