What Happens If I Don’t Pay My Property Taxes?
So, the second installment of your tax bill was due Sept. 1, 2017.
Did you forget?
If so, sorry to say, you’ve got to pay a penalty. As you can see by the chart below, the penalty is just 1.5 percent if you’ve already paid your first installment and you make the payment by Oct. 1.
The penalty goes up to 3 percent if you pay that second installment between Oct. 2 and Oct. 20. You also have to pay a $10 publication fee if you pay at that time.
From Oct. 21 to Oct. 27, the penalty is still 3 percent and you still have to pay that $10 publication fee, but you can only pay using cash, cashiers check, money order certified check.
Q: What will happen if I don’t pay my property taxes?
A: Your taxes may be sold at the annual tax sale. If your taxes are sold, you will retain the right to redeem your property for two and one‐half years if it is your principal dwelling. Other property must be redeemed within two years.
To redeem it, you will have to pay costs and interest in addition to any tax due. For more information, contact the County Clerk’s Tax Redemption Department.
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