Linda Myers, Tax Collector                                                                                                    Brenda Bridges, Deputy Tax Collector                                           PROUDLY SERVING PUTNAM COUNTY

Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday 8:30 am-5:00pm

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What Happens if I fail to pay my Real Property Taxes

After real estate taxes become delinquent on April 1st of each year, they are advertised in a local newspaper once a week for three consecutive weeks. On or before June 1st, the Tax Collector must conduct a tax certificate sale on each unpaid parcel of property. When a tax certificate is sold against a piece of property, the successful bidder pays the delinquent taxes on that property and then receives a receipt which also constitutes a first lien against the property. A taxpayer could pay interest up to the rate of 18% per year. This rate depends on the interest rate that was bid on at the tax certificate sale.

Putnam County Tax Collector