San Francisco property roll with owner names
| Submitted | Dec. 27, 2018 |
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From: Ben Welsh
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
I request an electronic copy of your property tax roll, like the one found at https://data.sfgov.org, but with the names of property owners included with the data.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Ben Welsh
From: San Francisco Office of the Assessor Recorder
Good morning,
Thank you for your e-mail. Our office received your request for public records on December 27th. I am in the process of ordering the CD-ROM for production and the total cost for production will be $350. To better assist you, here is a direct link to our website for more information: https://www.sfassessor.org/forms-notices/forms/data-request-form---unsecured-secured-roll-data. If you any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me directly at derek.ahnin@sfgov.org<mailto:derek.ahnin@sfgov.org>. Thank you.
[cid:image003.jpg@01D4A27B.56CB05D0]Derek Ah Nin
Public Service and Exemptions Manager
City Hall, RM 190
Phone: 415-554-5248
"With integrity we work together to build a better San Francisco through superior customer service, fair property taxation and the preservation of public records."
From: Ben Welsh
Mr. Ah Nin,
Thank you for your response.
What is the justification for the $350 fee? The California Public Records Act explicitly states that only the "direct costs of duplication" can be charged in Cal. Gov’t Code § 6253(b). Does it cost $350 to copy the data to a CD?
I have received similar files from other county agencies here in California for significantly less. In recent weeks I received a response to an identical request with the Santa Barbara Assessor via electronic transmission, rather than via CD, for only a few dollars. If electronic transmission of your response, which would not require a CD to be created, can help reduce the costs I would welcome the opportunity here.
Here is the exact language of the law.
“(b) Except with respect to public records exempt from disclosure by express provisions of law, each state or local agency, upon a request for a copy of records that reasonably describes an identifiable record or records, shall make the records promptly available to any person upon payment of fees covering direct costs of duplication, or a statutory fee if applicable. Upon request, an exact copy shall be provided unless impracticable to do so.”
You can find the full law here https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=6253
From: San Francisco Office of the Assessor Recorder
Good afternoon,
Thank you for your e-mail and I hope you find my response helpful. Unfortunately, this is the cost to produce our up-to-minute data from the current working Assessor Secured Property Tax Roll. If you are requesting older data (i.e. 2017-2018 data – covers 7-1-2017 to 6-30-2018), the total cost of production will be $5. I hope this helps, but if you have any follow up questions or need any additional assistance please let me know. Thank you.
[cid:image002.jpg@01D4A74C.78000F90]Derek Ah Nin
Public Service and Exemptions Manager
City Hall, RM 190
Phone: 415-554-5248
“With integrity we work together to build a better San Francisco through superior customer service, fair property taxation and the preservation of public records.”
From: Ben Welsh
Thank you for this clarification. The $5 file with the most recently available data will be sufficient. Please consider my request modified.
From: San Francisco Office of the Assessor Recorder
Good morning,
Thank you for your e-mail. I wanted to follow up and let you know that I have modified your request and I have ordered the CD-ROM for production. The total cost of production will be $5 and the payment can be made in-person or by mail.
Here is our office location and mailing address:
San Francisco Assessor-Recorder
Attn: Derek Ah Nin (Public Records Act Request)
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
City Hall, Room 190
San Francisco, CA. 94102
If payment is made via mail, we accept check or money order/cashier’s check payable to the “San Francisco Assessor-Recorder”. Acceptable check payments must have a pre-printed name and address (no po-box). If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me directly at derek.ahnin@sfgov.org<mailto:derek.ahnin@sfgov.org>. Thank you.
[cid:image002.jpg@01D4A8D6.961B5B70]Derek Ah Nin
Public Service and Exemptions Manager
City Hall, RM 190
Phone: 415-554-5248
“With integrity we work together to build a better San Francisco through superior customer service, fair property taxation and the preservation of public records.”
From: Ben Welsh
To Whom It May Concern:
Please find enclosed a check for $5.00 to satisfy the fee associated with the attached public records request.
Thank you.
From: San Francisco Office of the Assessor Recorder
A letter stating the requester must agree to or prepay assessed or estimated fees in order for the agency to continue processing the request.
From: San Francisco Office of the Assessor Recorder
VIA USPS Certified Mail #7011 2000 0000 7366 3217
Ben Welsh
requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>
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DEPT MR 66650
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516
RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST – Assessor’s Secured Assessment Roll tax year 2018
Dear Mr. Welsh,
Our office received your request for public record on December 27th regarding the Assessor’s secured assessment roll for tax year 2018. In searching our records, please find the CD enclosed with this letter all data pursuant to your request. The total cost of production will be $5.00, see below for payment information.
Payment information:
The payment can be made in-person or by mail.
Here is our office location and mailing address:
San Francisco Assessor-Recorder
Attn: Derek Ah Nin (Public Records Act Request)
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
City Hall, Room 190
San Francisco, CA. 94102
If the payment is made via mail, we accept check or money order/cashier’s check payable to the “San Francisco Assessor-Recorder”. Acceptable check payments must have a pre-printed name and address (no po-box).
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me by e-mail at derek.ahnin@sfgov.org<mailto:derek.ahnin@sfgov.org>.
Sincerely,
[cid:image003.jpg@01D4ACC0.E2CED0D0]Derek Ah Nin
Public Service and Exemptions Manager
City Hall, RM 190
Phone: 415-554-5248
“With integrity we work together to build a better San Francisco through superior customer service, fair property taxation and the preservation of public records.”
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