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INFORMATION TAX VALUE & OWNERSHIP The value and ownership of real property shall be determined as of January 1, pursuant to the North Carolina General Statutes. It is the duty of the Tax Assessor to appraise all real and personal property. If you have questions regarding the tax value of your property, call the Orange County Tax Assessor at (919)732-8181, ext. 2100. If you have questions regarding ownership, call the Orange County Land Records Office at (919)732-8181, ext. 2500.' TAX RATE County, fire district, and Chapel HilUCarrboro school district tax rates are set annually by the Orange County Board of Commissioners when the budget is adopted in June. Municipal tax rates are set annually by the respective Council or Board of Aldermen. If you have questions regarding county and special district tax rates, call the Orange County Budget Office at (919)732-8181, ext. 2151 or the Orange County Board of Commissioners' Office at (919)732-8181, ext. 2130. DUE DATE Real property taxes are due annually on September 1. l axes may be paid without penalty during the months of August. September, October, November and December. Orange County real property bills are !, mailed in July of each yeaz. ESCROW ACCOUNTS If you have an escrow account with a financial institution, taxes should be paid by them or their tax servicing agent. As a general practice, financial institutions request duplicate bills from our office and usually remit payment between November 15 and December 31. You may wish to verify your payment data with your financial institution. CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP If the real property described on this notice has been sold, please forward this tax notice to the new owner. When property is sold prior to the creation of the tax bill, it is the general practice of N.C. attorneys to make adjustments for the payment of taxes on the closing statement. Payment is not generally made to the tax office. After the creation of the tax bills, taxes are normally paid at closing. If you have any questions regarding who is responsible for payment of the bill, please refer to the closing statement or contact your attorney. FAYMEI+IT tNFOItMA'TIOAI ~ PAYING YOUR BILL BY MAIL Please make checks payable to the Orange County Tax Collector. Mail payments to: Orange County Tax Collector, P.O. Box 8181, Hillsborough, NC 27278. Include the lower portion of this bill with payment. A receipt will be supplied only upon request. For income tax purposes we prefer that you retain the lower portion of the bill and your canceled check. PAYING YOUR BILL IN PERSON Please bring your entire bill if' 'paying in person. There are two locations for payment: Orange County Government Services Center, 200 S. Cameron St., Hillsborough, NC or Chapel Hill Town Hall, 306 N. Columbia St., Chapel Hill, NC. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for the Hillsborough location and Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for the Chapel Hill location. PAYING YOUR BILL AFTER HOURS If you prefer to pay your bill in person but are unable to do so during regular office hours, we have a drop box located at the entrance to the Government Services Center, 200 S. Cameron St., Hillsborough, NC. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 6 -< ES 8~ CO LATE PAYMENT CHARGES Taxes are delinquent after January 5. Interest begins January 6 at a rate of 2%. 3/4 of 1% interest is added each month thereafter until taxes are paid in full. Payments submitted by mail are deemed to be received as of the date of the United States postal service mark. The United States postal service mark must be affixed or payment will be deemed to be received when the payment is received imthe Office of the Tax Collector. COLLECTION PROCEDURES Delinquent taxes will be collected through garnishment of wages, attachment of bank deposits, levy on personal property, foreclosure on real property. These remedies are made available to the Tax Collector by the North Carolina General Statutes. Delinquent real property taxes are advertised in March in the name of the listing taxpayer as of January t ownership. RETURNED CHECK CHARGE A ten percent (10%) penalty will be charged for any check returned due to insufficient funds, [N.C.G.S. 105- 357(b)(2)], plus any additional interest and penalty, plus any criminal penalties provided by law. Tax receipts are null and void if payment is made with a check that fails to clear the bank. ~`^ Want more information on Orange County Government? Contact us by E-Mail !! > Visit the Orange County Website Q www.co.orange.ne.us/orange/ Ginger B. Rolfe, Tax Collector can ~ ~ be reached at grolfe@ co.orange.nc.us \i- ~ -~ TELL US WHAT YOU THINK!!!! --- We are considering changing our current post card billing format to a new format, similar to that of utility bi tugs. T is t is a propose samp e. e change in format is one way to provide more information to the citizen. In addition, we can educate our citizens about how property tax dollars and other revenues in the general fund are spent. We want to know what you think of the format and information presented. Please fill out the Survey below and r eturn with your payment. If your taxes are paid through escrow, we still want to hear from SURVEY Needs Effective Highly Excellent Improvement Effective Format & Layout ^ ^ ^ ^ Information Presented ^ ^ ^ ^ Readability ^ ^ ^ ^ Ease of Understanding ^ ^ you! You can also respond by email or by telephone. SUGGESTIONS