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Taxes are due by January
31. Payments received after January 31 are
subject to the following penalty and interest
rates:
|
Month |
Penalty |
Interest |
|
February |
6% |
1% |
|
March |
7% |
2% |
|
April |
8% |
3% |
|
May |
9% |
4% |
|
June |
10% |
5% |
|
July** |
12% |
6% |
|
August |
12% |
7% |
|
September |
12% |
8% |
|
October |
12% |
9% |
|
November |
12% |
10% |
|
December |
12% |
11% |
|
January |
12% |
12% |
|
February |
12% |
13% |
**In July and thereafter,
when a delinquent account is turned over to a
collection attorney, an additional attorney fee
will be added to the penalty and interest. By
law, the fee could be up to 20% of the base tax
plus penalty and interest. The fee would also
be added any time a suit is filed for delinquent
property taxes.
You may contact the
collection attorney, Perdue, Brandon, Fielder,
Collins & Mott at (713) 862-1860 with any
questions about tax suits or sales. |