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TAX VALUE & OWNERSHIP The value and ownership of real property
<br />shall be determined as of January 1, pursuant to the North Carolina
<br />General Statutes. It is the duty of the Tax Assessor to appraise all real and
<br />personal property. If you have questions regarding the tax value of your
<br />property, call the Orange County Tax Assessor at (919)732 -8181, ext.
<br />2100. If you have questions regarding ownership, call the Orange County
<br />Land Records Office at (919)732 -8181, ext. 2500.
<br />TAX RATE County, fire district, and Chapel Hill/Carrboro school
<br />district tax rates are set annually by the Orange County Board of
<br />Commissioners when the budget is adopted in June. Municipal tax rates
<br />are set annually by the respective Council or Board of Aldermen. if you
<br />have questions regarding county and special district tar rates, call the
<br />Orange County Budget Office at (919)732 -8181, ext. 2151 or the Orange
<br />County Board of Commissioners' Office at (919)732 -8181, ext. 2130.
<br />PAYING YOUR BILL SYMAIL Please make checks payable to the
<br />Orange County Tax Collector. Mail payments to: Orange County
<br />Tax Collector, P.O. Box 8181, Hillsborough, NC 27278. Include the
<br />lower portion of this bill with payment A receipt will be supplied
<br />only upon request. For income tax purposes we prefer that you retain
<br />the lower portion of the bill and your canceled check
<br />PAYING YOUR BILL IN PERSON Please bring your entire bill if
<br />paying in person. There are two locations for payment: Orange
<br />County Government Services Center, 200 S. Cameron St.,
<br />Hillsborough, NC or Chapel Hill Town Hall, 306 N. Columbia SL,
<br />Chapel Hill, NC. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 am.
<br />to 5:00 p.m. for the Hillsborough location and Monday through
<br />Friday, 8:30 am. to 4:30 p.m. for the Chapel Hill location.
<br />PAYING YOUR BILL AFTER HOURS If you prefer to pay your
<br />bill in person but are unable to do so during regular office hours, we
<br />have a drop box located at the entrance to the Government Services
<br />Center, 200 S. Cameron St., Hillsborough, NC.
<br />ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
<br />DUE DATE Real property taxes are due annually on September 1.
<br />Taxes may be -paid without penalty during the months of August,
<br />September, October, November and December. Orange County real
<br />property bills are mailed in July of each year.
<br />ESCROWACCOUNTS If you have an escrow account with a financial
<br />institution, tares should be paid by them or their tax servicing agent. As
<br />a general practice, financial institutions request duplicate bills from our
<br />office and usually remit payment between November 15 and December
<br />3k You may wish to verify your payment data with your financial
<br />institution.
<br />CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP If the real property desaiWitt r�
<br />notice has been sold, please forward this tax noehFe' d4*be'b� w
<br />When property is sold prior to the creation oft ht tai'. bi%4t4s thli i!(i"
<br />practice of N.C. attorneys to make adjustments for the payment of tares
<br />on the closing statement. Payment is not generally made to the tax office.
<br />After the creation of the tax bills, taxes are normally paid at closing. If
<br />you have any questions regarding who is responsible for payment of the
<br />bill, please refer to the closing statement or contact your attorney.
<br />LATE PAYMENT CHARGES Taxes are delinquent after January 5. Interest
<br />begins January 6 at a rate of 2 %. 314 of 1% interest is added each month
<br />thereafter until taxes are paid in full. Payments submitted by mail are deemed
<br />to be received as of the date of the United States postal service mark. The
<br />.United States postal service mark ti1lltt be affixed or payment will be deemed
<br />to be received when the payment is received in the Office of the Tax Collector.',
<br />COLLECTION PROCEDURES Delinquent taxes will be collected through
<br />garnishment of wages, attachment of bank deposits, levy on personal property,
<br />foreclosure on real property. These remedies are made available to the Tax
<br />Collector by the Notch Carolina General Statutes. Delinquent real property
<br />taxes are advertised in March in the name of the listing taxpayer as of January
<br />1 ownership.
<br />RETURNED CHECK CHARGE A ten percent (10 %) penalty will be
<br />charged for any check returned due to insufficient funds, (N.C.G.S. 105 -
<br />357(b)(2)], plus any additional interest and penalty, plus any criminal
<br />penalties provided by law. Tax receipts are null and void if payment is made
<br />with a check that fails to clear the bank.
<br />Want more information on Orange County Government?
<br />Visit the Orange County Website @ www.ro.orange.nc.us/omnge/
<br />TELL US WHAT YOU THINK!!!!
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<br />Contact us by E -Mail !!
<br />an Ginger B. Rolfe, Tax Collector can
<br />1 be reached at grolfe@ co.omnge.nc.us
<br />We are considering changing our current post card billing format to a new format, similar to that of utility billings. This bill is a proposed sample. The
<br />change in format is one way to provide more information to the citizen. In addition, we can educate our citizens about how property tae dollars and other
<br />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
<br />return with your payment. If your taxes are paid through escrow, we still want to hear from you! You can also respond by email or by telephone.
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