The Mello-Roos tax is named after the sponsors behind the 1982 law authorizing such districts, California State Sen. Henry Mello and State Assemblyman Mike Roos. Their bill was a workaround for ...

Another homeowner has been overcharged on his Mello-Roos tax bill — this time in the Poway Unified School District. Michael Tagulao also lives in Del Sur, but in a tax district different from ...

Mello-Roos adds an average of $3,545 in extra property taxes a year to each home in this Mello-Roos district. The city began reviewing those bills after an inewsource investigation found two ...

They’re popularly called Mello-Roos Districts — officially community facility districts — and KPBS’ Investigative Newsource offers a way to pinpoint what property owners and… ...

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The sale of the two properties lowered Mello-Roos tax payments by close to 20 percent, officials reported. The best offer for both properties was $1.2 million, according to city documents.

Mello-Roos taxes are often based on the square footage of the house, but in one CFD in the Poway Unified School District, CFD #14 in Del Sur, the tax rate is based on a number of variables, ...

Mello-Roos districts are formed by government agencies that undertake bonds to pay for land improvements. Residents of the new developments eventually repay the agencies through the taxing districts.

One Orange County homebuilder is taking the tax-break sentiment to a new level: They’re axing Mello Roos taxes at their latest project.Aliso Viejo-based The New Home Co, says there will be no ...

Residents of two new housing tracts will pay the assessment – $1,600 to $1,791 annually in addition to other property taxes – as part of Mello-Roos community facilities districts, ...