The Los Angeles County Assessor is the assessor and officer of the government of Los Angeles County responsible for discovering all taxable property in Los Angeles County, except for state-assessed property, to inventory and list all the taxable property, to value the property, and to enroll the property on the local assessment roll. In 2021, there were assessed properties for a total Los Angeles County property assessment value of US$.
The current assessor is Jeffrey Prang. The most recent assessors have been John Noguez, Robert Quon, who served for the last year of Rick Auerbach's term, and Kenneth P. Hahn.
Assessments The Assessor is responsible for discovering all taxable property in Los Angeles County, except for state-assessed property, to inventory and list all the taxable property, to value the property, and to enroll the property on the local assessment roll. It is then the responsibility of the Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector to bill and collect these taxes, and the responsibility of the Los Angeles County Auditor-Controller to allocate the taxes to the appropriate taxing jurisdictions such as the County, cities, schools and special districts within the County.
In 2021 there were assessed properties for a total Los Angeles County property assessment value of nearly US$.
The Assessor sells the following cadastral electronic documents and databases pursuant to Article 1 of the Constitution (the "Sunshine Amendment") and the California Public Records Act:
Item Maximum CD/DVD Cost Maximum Paper Cost Los Angeles County Parcel Boundary Map (in Shapefile format) $6 Apartment House Listing $478 Cross Reference Roll $329 $4 per page Local Roll $329 $8 per page Unsecured Roll $329 $4 per page Publicly Owned Parcels $478 Secured Basic File Abstract $12,914 $4,000
Corruption In mid-2012, Noguez took a leave of absence because of an investigation concerning influence peddling at his office,Dolan, Jack Assessor John Noguez steps aside amid corruption probe Los Angeles Times, June 1, 2012 and on October 17, 2012, he was arrested and charged with 24 felonies relating to corruption.Walton, Alice UPDATE: Los Angeles County Assessor John Noguez charged with 24 felonies 89.3 KPCC, October 17, 2012
Assessor Jeffrey Prang's office was found liable in a March 2026 civil trial for providing tax breaks to LA Official's associates. Court documents show several groups and individuals, including the brother of Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger and a member of the Glendale City Council, the Rand Corp., Apartment Owners Association of Greater Los Angeles, Luxor Properties, Priscilla Box, Paley Center, Isy, LLC, and Sweetzer, Stockton, Dryden, received special treatment.St. John, Emilie County Assessor found to be providing tax breaks to LA elected official’s associates 2 Urban Girls, April 6, 2026
List of assessors
Name TermAntonio F. Coronel 1850–1856Juan María Sepúlveda 1857-1858W. W. Maxy 1859-1861James McManus 1862G. L. Mix 1863-1865J. Q. A. Stanley 1866-1867M. F. Coronel 1868-1869D. Botiller 1870-1875A. W. Ryan 1876-1879J. W. Venable 1880-1882R. Bilderrain 1883-1886C. C. Mason 1887-1891F. Edward Gray 1891-1893Theodore Summerland 1894-1898Alexander Goldwell 1898-1901Benjamin E. Ward 1902-1906Calvin Hartwell 1906-1910E. W. Hopkins 1910-1938John R. Quinn 1938-1962Philip E. Watson 1963-1977Alexander Pope 1978-1986John J. Lynch 1986-1990Kenneth P. Hahn 1990-2000Rick Auerbach 2000-2010Robert Quon 2010John Noguez 2010-2014Jeffrey Prang 2014-
References
External links Los Angeles County Assessor's Office