FREE E-WASTE SAT MAY 3RD & SUN MAY 4TH!

9 TO 4, Saturday and Sunday

Home Depot
20642 Golden Triangle
Santa Clarita, Ca 91351

What is E-Waste?
Any consumer electronics equipment that has reached its end of life or end of usage whether in full or non-working condition.  it includes most electronics or electric appliances with a cord or circuit board such as:

Computer monitors, TV sets, PC systems, printers, laptops, copiers, scanners, fax machines, toner cartridges, UPS & PDAs, power supplies, main frame units, networking equipment, mother board systems, cellular phones, VCR/VCD/DVD players, home entertainment systems, land line phones, small portable devices.  The will also accept car batteries and forklift batteries.  There is a $5.00 service fee for microwave ovens.  They do not accept refrigerators, washers/dryers, fluorescent light bulbs, and household batteries!

Heating and Cooling thermostats Recalled

More than one million thermostats sold in the United States and Canada since 2006 are being recalled because the batteries can leak and cause a fire.

Product: The thermostats are made by White-Rodgers, but some have different brand names printed on the front, including ComfortSentry, DICO, Emerson, Frigidaire, Maytag, Nutone, Partners Choice, Rheem, Ruud, Unico, Water Furnace, Westinghouse and Zonefirst. 

Hazard: The alkaline batteries used in the thermostat can leak onto the circuit board posing a fire hazard.

Remedy: Consumers should check thermostats for battery icon on the left side of the blue lighted screen, if the battery icon is not shown, contact White-Rodgers to receive a free repair or a replacement thermostat.


https://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2014/White-Rodgers-Recalls-Home-Heating-and-Cooling-Thermostats/

HOMEOWNERS EXEMPTIONS! ARE YOU USING THEM?

ARE YOU RECEIVING THE EXEMPTIONS AVAILABLE?

Did you know about Proposition 60/90, Proposition 8, or the Homeowners Exemption and how they can BENEFIT and SAVE YOU MONEY?  There may be many exemptions you aren't using! See below and I can help you get these started if you aren't using them! 

Homeowners’ Exemption

If you own a home and it is your principal place of residence on January 1, you may apply for an exemption of $7,000 from your assessed value. All new homeowners receive the exemption in the mail, but I have found about 50% of people never fill it out and return it! New property owners will automatically receive a Claim For Homeowners Property Tax Exemption. Homeowners’ Exemptions may also apply to a supplemental assessment if the prior owner did not claim the exemption. 

Market Value Decline–Proposition 8

This is a constitutional amendment that allows a temporary reduction in assessed value when a property incurs a decline in value.  A decline in value occurs when the current market value of a property is less than the current assessed value as of January 1.  In order to qualify for the reassessment, the property owner must demonstrate that on Jan 1, the market value of the property was less than the current assessed value.

RELIEF FOR SENIOR CITIZEN

Prop 60/90- basically these are constitutional initiatives passed by California voters. They provide property tax relief by preventing reassessment when a senior citizen sells his existing residence and purchases a replacement residence worth the same or less than the original property.  

Veterans' Exemption

If you are a single veteran with assets of less than $5,000, a married veteran with assets of less than $10,000, or an unmarried surviving spouse of an eligible veteran, you may apply for the Veterans’ Exemption of $4,000 applied to the assessed property value. Although it is unnecessary for the veteran to reside on that property in order to qualify, this exemption claim must be filed every year.