Mello-Roos Tax

While often controversial due to limited transparency for home buyers, Mello-Roos offered communities a way to raise funds they wouldn’t otherwise have to build or improve their amenities when it originated.

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Mello-Roos Tax

Mello-Roos taxes have provided communities with a means to fund essential infrastructure projects and services. Despite some controversy regarding their transparency, these taxes have been crucial for local development.

What Is Mello-Roos Tax?

A Mello-Roos is an ad hoc California tax district created to finance an infrastructure project. Such a district can only be established with the approval of two-thirds of voters, permitting a special tax to be assessed on its residents. The state law allowing such districts was implemented in 1982 as a way for local governments to bypass the state’s 1978 cap on property tax increases.

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What Are My Mello-Roos Taxes Paying For?

Mello-Roos taxes fund a variety of services and facilities, often tied to the needs of new growth in a community. These services and facilities include:

Services Funded by Mello-Roos:

  • Police Protection: Enhancing safety and law enforcement capabilities.
  • Fire Protection: Ensuring efficient and rapid fire response services.
  • Ambulance and Paramedic Services: Providing critical medical emergency response.
  • Recreation Program Services: Supporting community recreational activities and programs.
  • Library Services: Maintaining and improving public library facilities.
  • Maintenance and Lighting of Parks: Keeping parks well-lit and maintained for public use.
  • Parkways, Streets, Roads, and Open Spaces: Ensuring proper upkeep and development of transportation and public spaces.
  • Museums and Cultural Facilities: Enhancing cultural and educational amenities.
  • Flood and Storm Protection: Developing infrastructure to mitigate flood and storm damage.
  • Hazardous Substance Removal Services: Managing and removing environmental hazards.

Facilities Funded by Mello-Roos:

  • Properties with a Useful Life of Five Years or Longer: Ensuring long-term infrastructure investment.
  • Parks, Recreation, Parkway, and Open-Space Establishments: Developing community recreational spaces.
  • Elementary and Secondary School Sites and Structures: Building and improving educational facilities.
  • Libraries: Establishing and upgrading library buildings.
  • Child Care Establishments: Creating safe and accessible child care facilities.
  • Water Transmission and Distribution Facilities: Constructing and undergrounding essential water infrastructure.
  • Natural Gas Pipeline Facilities: Developing safe and reliable gas pipelines.
  • Telephone Lines: Installing necessary communication lines.
  • Electrical Energy Transmission and Distribution Facilities: Ensuring efficient and safe electrical infrastructure.
  • Cable Television Lines: Providing modern communication amenities.

How Do These Taxes Benefit the Community?

Mello-Roos taxes provide critical funding for infrastructure and services that enhance community living standards. By pooling resources from residents within the district, these taxes enable comprehensive and large-scale projects that individual municipalities might otherwise be unable to afford. This collaborative funding model supports sustained community growth, improved public services, and enhanced quality of life for all residents.

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