Yountville · Buying & selling
Buying or selling a home in Yountville
Yountville has its own documentary transfer tax, owed by anyone who makes, signs or issues the transfer document or benefits from it. Seller disclosures and property tax follow state law.
Key points
- Transfer tax: City law taxes transfers over $100 at $1.10 per $1,000 of value, not counting encumbrances that remain at the time of sale.
- Seller disclosures: State law requires a Transfer Disclosure Statement on single-family home sales; it is not a warranty by the seller and does not replace inspections.
- Property tax: Under state law, a purchase sets the base year value at market value; it then rises with California CPI, at most 2% a year.
Each rule below is marked Yountville code or CA state law and links to the section it comes from (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.
Transfer tax
Yountville code City law taxes transfers over $100 at $1.10 per $1,000 of value, not counting encumbrances that remain at the time of sale.
All 6 Yountville rules on transfer tax, with the code text and the state law underneath →
Seller disclosures
CA state law California law sets this statewide. Transfer Disclosure Statement (TDS) — who must give it: Sellers of single-family residential property must give the buyer a Real Estate Transfer Disclosure Statement (sale, exchange, installment contract, lease-option or ground lease with improvements) (Civ. Code §§ 1102(a), 1102.2). Natural Hazard Disclosure Statement (NHD): Sellers must disclose if the property is in a special flood hazard area, dam inundation area, very high fire hazard severity zone, earthquake fault zone, seismic hazard zone, or wildland fire area (Civ. Code § 1103(c)). California seller disclosure rules — the full state rule →
Property tax after you buy
CA state law California law sets this statewide. 1% property tax limit (Prop 13): The general property tax on real property may not exceed 1% of its full cash value; voter-approved bond debt is levied on top (Cal. Const. art. XIII A, § 1(a), (b)). 2% annual cap on assessed value: The base year value rises each year by the California CPI change, but never more than 2% (Rev. & Tax. Code § 51(a)(1)(D)). California property tax rules — the full state rule →
Sidewalk repairs
Yountville code The Town may do or contract the repair and charge its inspection, administration, collection and lien-handling costs. The owner is liable to anyone injured by the owner's negligence; the Town is not liable.
All 5 Yountville rules on sidewalk repairs, with the code text →
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