TAX OFFICE
Sandra Beasley, Tax Collector
Dawn Perdomo, Tax Clerk
Joyce Weber, Tax Clerk
Phone: (609) 465-8724
Fax:
(609) 463-1068
Email:
mtcollector@middletownship.com
Office Hours: 8:30 am to 4:00 pm Monday through Friday
Closed Holidays and the Friday after Thanksgiving
The Tax
Office collects all of the property taxes for
This
includes the Local Municipal tax and also
We welcome
your questions or concerns regarding your tax account.
Please
direct questions concerning
County
taxes to (609) 465-1065
School
taxes to (609) 465-1802
Fire
District taxes to (609) 465-8732
Ø Tax Sale
Ø NJ Property Tax Relief
Programs
GENERAL INFORMATION
· Please notify Collector of Address change by phone, mail or fax.
· Tax bills are mailed once a year (normally July). If you have a mortgage company escrowing for taxes and they do not receive a copy of the tax bill from the Tax Office it is the owners responsibility to see that they get a copy.
· Taxes are due and payable quarterly on the first of February, May August and November. There is a 10-day grace period for each quarter. If payments are made after the grace period interest will be charged as of the due date. To pay a tax bill in full, add the four numbered stubs provided on the tax bill.
· Interest will be charged at the rate of 8% per annum up to $1500.00 of the delinquency and 18% per annum over $1500.00 until taxes are current.
· To receive a receipt for a payment, please included the entire tax bill with a stamped self-addressed envelope. Otherwise, detach the appropriate stub and mail with your check. The cancelled check will be your receipt.
· $15.00 charge for checks returned by bank. The Township does not redeposit returned checks.
· If you do not receive a tax bill, please contact the Tax Office.
The following is a quotation from R.S. 54:4-64:
"The validity of any Tax Assessment, or the time at which it shall be payable,
shall not be affected by the failure of a taxpayer to receive a bill, but every
taxpayer is put upon notice to ascertain from the proper official of the taxing
district the amount which may be due for taxes or assessments against him or
his property".
TAX
Unpaid taxes, interest and other Municipal charges become
a lien. The Collector shall enforce the lien through a publicly held tax sale.
As of the 10th day of November unpaid taxes, interest and other Municipal
charges for the current year are eligible for tax sale.
If you have a mortgage company escrowing taxes, contact them immediately regarding delinquencies.
Properties included in the tax sale will be advertised in the Herald Times newspaper and on this website for four weeks prior to the week of the sale. If a property is included in our tax sale, a lien will be placed against it. You must contact our office for a redemption statement.
Ø Tax Sale Bidder Information Sheet
Information, eligibility and applications for Senior Citizen, Disabled and Veteran deductions may be obtained from the Assessor's Office.
Please contact our office if you have any questions.
NEW
PROPERTY TAX RELIEF
PROGRAMS
There are several property tax relief programs available to New Jersey Homeowners:
· Property Tax Reimbursement
·
· NJ Saver Rebate
· Property Tax Deduction/Credit
Please refer to the Assessor's Office
for requirements of each program and filing information.
Tax bills are to be forwarded upon sale of a property between buyer and seller. Failure to receive a tax bill does not relieve the owner from paying taxes. Interest will be applied to all late payments. Please contact this office if you need a copy of your tax bill.