Mores Appraisal Group

JANUARY 13, 2015

Transfer Tax Disclosure Requirement – AB 1888 Effective January 1, 2015 A new California law now in effect requires the documentary transfer tax to be included on the face of the property deed. Prior to the enactment of this new law, it was not uncommon in commercial real estate (and also in some residential sales transactions) to provide the amount of documentary transfer tax via an ‘unrecorded declaration’ all in an effort to prevent a final purchase price from being readily ascertainable.

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Mores Appraisal Group

JANUARY 13, 2015

Transfer Tax Disclosure Requirement – AB 1888. Effective January 1, 2015. A new California law now in effect requires the documentary transfer tax to be included on the face of the property deed. Prior to the enactment of this new law, it was not uncommon in commercial real estate (and also in some residential sales transactions) to provide the amount of documentary transfer tax via an ‘unrecorded declaration’ all in an effort to prevent a final purchase price from being readily ascertainable.

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Law Real Estate Buyers 28