Assemblyman Jeffries advises rural residents to read new fire tax bills carefully for errors

Assemblyman Kevin Jeffries today (Nov. 15) warned rural residents in Riverside and San Diego County to watch for errant fire tax bills from the new "State Responsibility Area (SRA) Fire Prevention Benefit Fee" program.

"Residents who live in rural areas of California are receiving their rural fire tax bills in the mail, and many are discovering errors," said Jeffries. "Our office has received many calls and e-mails by people who live outside the tax zone, have received duplicate tax bills, or have been assessed for 'habitable structures' they don't actually have on their properties."

Those who...