What is Unsecured Property Tax?

The County of Monterey Treasurer-Tax Collector is charged with collection of unsecured taxes.  Types of tax bills on the unsecured roll are: 

• Business Equipment and Leasehold Improvements 

• Aircraft and Vessels (including fishing vessels) 

• Cabins on Leased or Publicly Owned Property 

• Leased Business Equipment 

• Possessory Interest.  (Lessees of publicly owned properties such as: marinas, airports, grazing rights, and housing on publicly owned lands.) 

• Unsecured Supplemental.  (Real estate tax billed to a former owner following the close of escrow, for differences in assessed value resulting in an additional tax computed for a prior period of ownership. See Supplemental Property Tax information).