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Mello-Roos

The Playa Vista Mello-Roos tax is based on the square footage of your home. The tax is expected to last for 40 years. Playa Capital is expecting the tax to decrease by 20% next year then rise incremently over the years.

A few current tax examples are: 1200 sq feet $3058.03/year, 1450 sq feet $3,322.82/yr, 1650 sq feet $3,674.33/yr.

The Mello-Roos taxes are assessed to special tax districts, known as Mello-Roos Districts or Community Facilities Districts, for the purpose of financing public services and/or facilities including streets, police protection, fire protection, elementary schools, parks, libraries, museums, and cultural facilities. California State Senator Henry Mello and Assemblyman Mike Roos spearheaded the successful passage of the Mello-Roos Community Facilities District Act in 1982. The Act passed in response to Proposition 13 (enacted in 1978), which limited the ability of local governments and developers to finance new projects.

Mello Roos District
The Mello-Roos act authorized any county, city, special district, school district or joint powers of authority to create a Mello Roos District with approval of a two-thirds margin of qualified voters in the district.

Property Owners
The Mello Roos District can issue bonds to pay for public improvements. The district's property owners are responsible for payment of a "special tax" to repay these bonds. The act allows for considerable flexibility on how the special tax is calculated. The calculation often takes into account property characteristics such as square footage of the home and parcel size. Typically, the tax is included with your general property tax bill.

Time Limit
The special Mello-Roos tax stays in effect as long as needed to repay the principal and interest on the special bond along with any reasonable administrative costs. The tax may not stay in effect for a period longer than 40 years.

Property Sale
An increased value of the property does not affect the amount of the tax when property is sold.

Methane?

Curious about Methane?

Seventy-five years ago Los Angeles was the biggest producer of oil in the world. A by-product of drilling for oil is methane gas. 70% of Los Angeles has methane gas. There is less methane gas in Playa Vista than in other Los Angeles areas including tested Marina del Rey and Venice who do not have a methane gas detection system. Playa Vista's state-of-the-art methane gas detectors are studied all over the world and these systems consistently measure zero.

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