Shedding a little light on when property taxes are due or late.
This chart should help you to balance your mortgage payments
when you do not have impounds included in the monthly payments.
That Christmas Bill is the one I hate. I'm paying extra principle and
then along comes the County increasing my property taxes
Property Tax Schedule Orange County California
Also true for most Counties in California
PROPERTY TAX SCHEDULE
The following schedule is intended to serve as a general guide to property-owners.
| July 1 | Beginning of the fiscal year. |
| August | Treasurer-Tax Collector�s Office mails delinquent prior year secured notices. |
| August 31 | UNSECURED TAX DELINQUENCY DEADLINE as of 5:00 p.m. A 10% penalty plus a $75.00 collection fee is added as of 5:00 p.m. |
| Sept 25 � Oct 5 | The Treasurer-Tax Collector�s Office mails out original SECURED PROPERTY TAX bills. |
| October | Unsecured Tax liens filed for unpaid unsecured accounts. |
| November 1 | First SECURED PROPERTY TAX installment is due; delinquent UNSECURED accounts are charged additional penalties of 1.5% per month until paid. |
| December 10 | FIRST INSTALLMENT payment deadline. A 10% penalty is added after the deadline. |
| January | Treasurer-Tax Collector�s Office mails delinquent notice for unpaid FIRST INSTALLMENT and SUPPLEMENTAL SECURED INSTALLMENTS. |
| February 1 | Second SECURED PROPERTY TAX installment due. |
| Feb � March | Treasurer-Tax Collector mails delinquent prior year secured installment. |
| March � July | UNSECURED PROPERTY TAX statements mailed. |
| April 10 | Second SECURED PROPERTY TAX installment payment deadline. A 10% penalty plus $23.00 cost is added after the deadline. |
| May | Treasurer-Tax Collector mails delinquent notices for any unpaid first and second installment taxes and SUPPLEMENTAL SECURED INSTALLMENTS |
| June 30 | End of fiscal year. |
| July 1 | Delinquent SECURED accounts and SECURED SUPPLEMENTAL accounts are transferred to delinquent tax roll and additional penalties added at 1.5% per month on any unpaid tax amounts, plus $15.00 redemption fee. |
Please note that the list above includes only the more significant dates and may not include all items or activities in the regular tax cycle. If a delinquent date falls on a weekend or holiday, the delinquent date is the next business day. In addition, SUPPLEMENTAL TAX bills are mailed throughout the year.
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