Northern Virginia Real Estate Guide-When the Real Estate Tax Bill is Due?
When selling your home or purchasing a
home in Northern Virginia many of us will read the line item for Real
Estate Tax Assessment. This is where the real estate tax payment are
escrow (in case of purchaser) and/or credited or collected from the
seller/purchasers depending on the month and date of closing. Northern
Virginia counties collect the real estate tax bill twice a year.
However
in most cases if you have a mortgage the lender gets the bill and they
pay it from the escrow they collect every month. For few who are
fortunate to have no mortgage or lender allows you to pay your own tax
bill you will need to stick a reminder to pay the bill on time to avoid
penalties or worst case lien on your home.
Here is the break down of all the local cities & county due date and their websites:
City of Alexandria - The fir
st half of the tax bill is mailed in May and is due by
June 15 . The second tax bill is mailed in October and is due by
November 15 City of Fairfax:- The first half of the tax bill is due on
June 21 and second half tax bill is due by
December 5 .
City of Arlington - Payment is made to the Treasurer's Office in two installments, due
June 15 and
October 5. Loudoun County- The first half of the tax bill payment due on
June 5 and the second half payment due on
December 5 .
Fairfax County- Tax bills are mailed out 3 to 4 weeks prior to the due dates. The due dates are
July 28 and
December 5 each year.
Prince William County- Similar to other jurisdictions tax payments are divided into two equal installments. Payment for the first installment was due July 15, 2011;and payment for the second installment is due Dec. 5, 2011 New Construction -
If you are purchasing a new construction home most of the counties
& cities will send out a supplement bill that will show the
adjustment of the tax due.
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