Significant Dates for Property Taxes

• January
  • Local Tax collection begins for the current year Town/County tax bills
  • Month end - Final date to pay current year first installment to Town Tax Collector with 2% surcharge
  • Month end - Final date to submit full payment of current year tax without interest to Town Tax Collector

• February
  • Return of unpaid prior year Ogdensburg School taxes to SLC Treasurer
  • Delinquent Ogdensburg School tax notice sent from SLC Treasurer’s Office ($2.00 fee added)

• March
  • Second installment on current year tax due to Town Tax Collector

• April
  • Final date to pay taxes, from two years prior, to avoid foreclosure (1st)
  • Inspections begin on foreclosure properties

• • Foreclosure notice sent from St. Lawrence County Treasurer’s Office regarding prior year taxes ($2.00 fee added)
  • Notice sent out by Town Tax Collectors regarding unpaid current year taxes (Fee added by towns - $1.00, $2.00, or $0.00)

• May
  • Third installment on current year tax due to the Town Tax Collector
  • Final date to pay current year taxes to Town Tax Collector to avoid 5% return penalty to the County
  • Final date to pay prior year taxes to avoid $150.00 foreclosure fee (added June 1)

• June
  • Local tax collection begins for the current year Village tax bills
  • $150.00 added to prior year delinquent taxes
  • Current year taxes returned to the County Treasurer’s Office, 5% penalty added to total including 5% June interest

• • Month end - Final date to pay current year Village taxes without 5% penalty

• July
  • Notice sent from County Treasurer’s Office regarding current year delinquent taxes, offering installment contracts in August and September ($2.00 fee added)
  • Auction book available

• August
  • Installment contract appointments begin.  Appointments are held through September 30
  • Last day to buy back foreclosure parcels

• September
  • Local tax collection begins for the current year School tax bills
  • Month end - Final date for 1^st installment to be paid to the School Tax Collector with a 1% surcharge
  • Annual county auction (2^nd Saturday)

• October
  • Current year Village Taxes returned to the County Treasurer for collection

• • Month end - Final date for 2^nd installment of current year school tax to be paid to the School Tax Collector
  • Month end - Final date for prior year delinquent taxes to be paid to prevent advertisement in the newspapers
  • Month end - Final date to pay prior year Delinquent Ogdensburg School tax before it is combined with the current year Delinquent taxes

• November
  • Current year School taxes returned to County Treasurer for collection

• • Lis Pendens notice sent by County Treasurer’s Office regarding current year delinquent taxes ($2.00 fee added)
  • Lis Pendens filed in the County Clerk’s Office ($5.00 fee added)
  • Advertising of prior year delinquent taxes ($30.00 fee added)
  • Notice of petition of Foreclosure sent certified mail from the County Attorneys Office to owners with prior year taxes delinquent ($2.00 fee added)
  • Final month to pay current year Village taxes to avoid having them relevied onto January Town/County tax bill
  • Final date to pay current year School taxes to avoid having them relevied onto January Town/County tax bill

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