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Utility users tax in Lawndale

Lawndale's own rules on utility users tax, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Lawndale Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Lawndale's code says

Lawndale code What Lawndale's code adds
Tax on gas
  • 5.5% of gas charges.
    § 3.14.070 · code text
    The tax imposed by this section shall be at the rate of five and one-half percent of the charges made for such gas and shall be paid by the person using the gas.
Exemptions
  • Exemption open to seniors 65 or older living alone or with a spouse, disabled persons, very low income households.
    Applies: Residential users apply to the tax administrator; disability follows Social Security criteria and income follows HUD limits.
    § 3.14.020 · code text
    Any residential service user or family whose income does not exceed the qualifying limits for very low income families as established, and amended from time to time, by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937.
Tax on water, phone or cable
  • 5.5% of the charges.
    Applies: Telephone communication services.
    § 3.14.030 · code text
    The tax imposed by this section shall be at the rate of five and one-half percent of the charges made for such services and shall be paid by the person paying for such services.

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Does Lawndale charge a utility users tax?

Lawndale's code: 5.5% of gas charges. (§ 3.14.070); 5.5% of the charges. (Telephone communication services.) (§ 3.14.030).

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