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PROPERTY TAX CALENDAR


                                     Second Installment                                            First Installment
          Lien Date                  Delinquent                                   Tax Bills Mailed      Delinquent
          January 1                  After April 10                          Last week of October  After December 10




         JAN     FEB      MAR       APR       MAY       JUN       JUL      AUG       SEP       OCT       NOV      DEC



                  Second Installment                               Beginning of            First Installment
                  Due                                              Fiscal Tax Year                    Due
                  February 1                                       July 1                       November 1



                        Second Installment                                         First Installment
                         January 1 — June 30                                      July 1 — December 31




       1.   The California Constitution provides a $7,000 reduction in the taxable value for a qualifying owner-occupied home. The home must have been the
           principal place of residence of the owner on the lien date, January 1. To claim the exemption, the homeowner must make a one-time filing of a simple
           form with the county assessor where the property is located. The claim form, BOE-266, Claim for Homeowners’ Property Tax Exemption, is available
           from the county assessor. A person filing for the first time on a property may file anytime after the property or claimant becomes eligible, but no later
           than February 15 to receive the full exemption for that year. Source: http://www.boe.ca.gov/proptaxes/exempt.htm#8
       2.   Contact your County Tax Assessor for information on penalties and fees for late payments. Find your local Tax Assessor at http://www.boe.ca.gov/
           proptaxes/countycontacts.htm.
       3.   Property may be sold at public auction after five years of delinquency.



                                    PAY        PAY     NO. MONTHS
          CLOSING       1ST        1ST IN    2ND IN     REQUIRED             CHARGE                    CREDIT
           MONTH     PAYMENT     ESCROW     ESCROW     TO IMPOUND
                                                        BY LENDER

            January     March                                6               No Proration             No Proration

           February     April                   •            1         Collect 2nd Installment from   Credit Seller 5 months
                                                                            Seller’s Account
            March        May                    •            2           Charge Buyer 4 months     Credit Seller 4 months

             April      June                    •            3           Charge Buyer 3 months     Credit Seller 3 months
             May         July                                4           Charge Buyer 2 months     Credit Seller 2 months

             June      August                                5           Charge Buyer 1 month      Credit Seller 1 month
             July     September                              6               No Proration             No Proration

            August     October                               7           Charge Buyer 1 month      Credit Seller 1 month

          September   November                               8           Charge Buyer 2 months     Credit Seller 2 months
           October    December        •                      3           Charge Buyer 3 months     Credit Seller 3 months
                                                                          Collect 1st Installment
           November     January       •                      4              Taxes from Seller      Credit Seller 2 months
                                                                     Account Charge Buyer 2 Months

           December    February       •                      5           Charge Buyer 1 month      Credit Seller 1 month



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