Hot Tubs Will Not Increase Property Taxes - Read Our Lips

Due to the fact that many hot tubs are considered to be portable because there is no permanent connection to
the home, in most cases, property taxes will not be increased.

Property taxes will usually increase only when permanent fixtures, such as swimming pools and sunrooms,
are installed to your home. Therefore, if you decide to permanently fix a spa into a setting, such as
submerging a spa into a deck, your property taxes may increase.

So in most case there will be no added taxes to your property and added value at the time of sale. Since most
hot tubs are portable by nature there is no impact in the negative if the prospective buyer does not want a hot
tub on their property it can easily be moved to your new address to enjoy there.

Property Tax Exemption

California Law provides a property tax exemption for
qualified solar energy systems.

California Revenue and Taxation Code, section 73.

(a) Pursuant to the authority granted to the Legislature
pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 2 of
Article XIIIA of the California Constitution, the term
"newly constructed," as used in subdivision (a) of Section 2
of Article XIIIA of the California Constitution, does not
include the construction or addition of any active solar
energy system, as defined in subdivision (b).

(b) (1) "Active solar energy system" means a system that
uses solar devices, which are thermally isolated from
living space or any other area where the energy is used, to
provide for the collection, storage, or distribution of solar
energy. (2) "Active solar energy system" does not include
solar swimming pool heaters or hot tub heaters. (3) Active
solar energy systems may be used for any of the following:
(A) Domestic, recreational, therapeutic, or service water
heating. (B) Space conditioning. (C) Production of
electricity. (D) Process heat. (E) Solar mechanical energy.