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PROPERTY TAX









                                   •CALEND AR•






        The County Treasurer WILL NOT be held responsible         ANNUAL TAX STATEMENT:
        for payments made on the wrong property, and will         Annual tax statements are issued in the fall of
        not accept payments in advance of their due date.         the current year and billed for the calendar year.

        NOTIFICATION OF VALUE:                                    They may be paid in two installments or all at
                                                                  once.
        Assessment  notices  are  sent  to  property  owners
        on or before January 31st of each year. The notice
        includes assessed value, full cash value, classification,
        and assessment ratio. These items may be protested
        through  the  County  Assessor  within  45  days  of                     FIRST HALF DUE
        receipt.                                                                OCTOBER 1                   st

        UPDATING THE ASSESSOR’S                                                    1  half for January 1
                                                                                    st
                                                                                                            st
        RECORDS:                                                                    through June 30
                                                                                                        th
                                                                                                         st
        Ownership  information  transfers  may  take  six                           is due October 1
        months  to  process.  If  property  is  purchased  after                  and DELINQUENT**
        November 1 of the previous year, new owners may                               NOVEMBER 1       st
        not  receive  a  tax  statement.  New  owners  should
        contact the Treasurer’s office if a statement is not
        received by October 15th. Even if a tax statement is               SECOND HALF DUE
        not received, the new owner is still responsible for                                      st
        paying the taxes on time.                                          MARCH 1
                                                                                2  half for July 1
                                                                                                    st
                                                                                 nd
        TIPS TO AVOID HEADACHES:                                            through December 31
                                                                                                       st
        •  Check  the  property  description  on  your  tax                   is due March 1  and
                                                                                                st
            statement
        •  Provide  your  parcel  number*  when  making                         DELINQUENT**
            payments or inquiries at the County Treasurer’s                          MAY 1   st
            or Assessor’s office


        *Your parcel number can be found on your final settlement
          statement or your title commitment.
        **The Treasurer must place interest on all delinquent accounts.

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