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Treasury-Real Estate FAQ

Question: When are taxes due? 

Question: What if I did not receive a tax bill? 

Question: My mortgage company pays my taxes, why did you send me a bill? 

Question: How do I apply for the Residential Exemption?

Question: What is the current tax rate?

Question: How do I change or update my billing address? 

Question: How do I obtain a duplicate Tax or Water bill? 

Question: What is the period covered in the Fiscal Year? 

Question: What are the monthly periods covered by the tax bill? 

Question: What is Preliminary tax? 

Question: What is Real Estate Tax? 

Question: When are Tax bills and Water bills mailed? 

Question: I sold my property and still received a tax bill. What should I do? 

Question: Do you accept postmarks for payment date receipt? 

Question: What are the interest rates for past due bills? 

Question: What is Tax Title? 

Question: Is there a duplicate bill fee? 

Question: How much does a Municipal Lien Certificate cost? 

Question: Can I pay my real estate/personal property tax bill online? 

Question: Where do I mail my Real Estate tax bill, Personal Property tax bill and/or Water bill? 

Question: Someone else paid my real estate tax(es), what should I do? 

Question: How do I get a refund of a credit on my tax account? 

Question: I just bought a newly developed condominium, what should I know? 

Question: How do I obtain my tax payments and/or water payments for the last calendar year for income tax purposes? 

Question: I paid my taxes and should not have because my mortgage company pays my taxes, what should I do?

Question: Does the City send a tax bill to my mortgage company? 

Question: I received a pink Demand notice, why? 

Question: My bill shows a Prior Years Tax Outstanding amount and/or a Tax Title amount. 

Question: I received a “Municipal Lien Balances” report in the mail that has stickers on it that read “Overdue Please Pay” and “Your failure to pay will result in a lien on property”.

 
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