Refunds and revised assessments have already been issued to hundreds of homeowners, but many notices and checks are now being returned

Los Angeles County officials are urging wildfire victims to update their mailing addresses after dozens of property tax refund checks and critical assessment notices were returned as undeliverable.

In the wake of the destructive wildfires earlier this year, the Los Angeles County Assessor’s Office launched a large-scale relief effort to identify affected properties and issue tax refunds and reductions where eligible. But many of the addresses on file are no longer valid due to widespread property loss, officials said Tuesday.

The Assessor’s Office proactively assessed damage to properties within state-declared disaster zones, even for homeowners who had

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