While it is true that a few Mello-Roos districts in some counties can be identified by looking at the tax bill, the majority of Mello-Roos districts are either not clearly identified or not identified at all. Some public agencies even refuse to acknowledge that they have a Mello-Roos district simply because the district pays only for services and has not issued bonds. Even if such Mello-Roos districts have a much smaller annual levy, they still require disclosure.

For 1915 Act Special Assessment Districts, there is currently no way to identify such districts from the tax bill. Counties have not developed a consistent way of identifying 1915 Act Districts, and since the county tax collector puts such charges on the tax bill for other public agencies, they rarely have accurate information about which districts have 1915 Act Improvement Bonds and which do not.

In fact, researching the presence of 1915 Act and Mello-Roos districts is an enormous task requiring persistent and thorough research. Do not be fooled by "shortcuts to identifying Mello-Roos;" they cannot possibly guarantee accurate results.