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Hi all, I need some clarification on taxes on Long Island, specifically Town of Hempstead. We bought our house towards the end of last year. I did not include the taxes on the mortgage payment and opted to paying them separately on my own. Since our purchase almost 7-8 months now I have not received any tax paperwork, tax bills or anything stating the amount of property taxes we have to pay. Should I be worried? Call someone or visit the town website and see what type of payments are pending for my property? Any other way to check these stiff without creating accounts online? I'm mostly just curious as to why we haven't received it but also I don't want to get any surprises from whatever agency about not paying property taxes.
Thanks in advance!
Are you SURE the mortgage company isn’t paying them?
Many are not to keen on trusting the buyer to protect their investment.
Even if you signed something saying you will handle tax payments, they might have pulled an override and not notified you. May not be the case but maybe worth a quick looksy to be sure.
FYI you are responsible to pay your taxes even if you don’t get a bill. So if they are over due you will get late fees and interest. At closing you where def current.
But the penalties and interest for not paying on time are draconian. You do not want to let this lie.
thanks for that. I was able to find my property. Looking at the info, it looks like the taxes are not paid and I'm late by 4 months. However, the bill states that the outstanding balance for the 1st and 2nd half are $3,383.92 which was due on 2/10/2022. If I pay this now, how do I know they will not assess me any penalties or late fees? The statement doesn't include the info, so should I assume that if I pay it now I wont be penalized?
thanks for that. I was able to find my property. Looking at the info, it looks like the taxes are not paid and I'm late by 4 months. However, the bill states that the outstanding balance for the 1st and 2nd half are $3,383.92 which was due on 2/10/2022. If I pay this now, how do I know they will not assess me any penalties or late fees? The statement doesn't include the info, so should I assume that if I pay it now I wont be penalized?
Assume nothing. IF you are past due you will own the penalties. See schedule below
So I looked again on the site and creates an account. All documents that are shown have the previous owner's name on the tax bills, I remember they had used the mail forwarding service the Post office offers so this might be a reason why I never got the documents and still do not get them. I will go to the town tax office this Friday and clarify the situations and pay for any outstanding balances.
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