Assemblyman advises constituents to read new fire tax bills closely

RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES – Assemblyman Kevin Jeffries issued a warning on Nov. 15 advising 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 emails from people who live outside the tax zone, have received duplicate tax bills, or have been assessed for ‘habitable structures’...