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660.0000 POSSESSORY INTEREST

Annotation 660.0131

660.0131 Lease. When taxable real property is purchased by a tax-exempt governmental entity, pre-existing leases become taxable as possessory interests if they satisfy the requirements of Property Tax Rule 21. Any renewal, extension, sublease, or assignment of such a possessory interest is a change in ownership, regardless of the term of possession remaining under the lease; whereas, transfers of leasehold interests in taxable real properties constitute changes in ownership depending on the terms of possession remaining, as provided in Revenue and Taxation Code section 61(c)(1) and (2). LTA 1/6/1983 (No. 83/03); C 8/9/1991.