This weekend Andy suddenly noticed that we hadn’t paid our property tax bill for the land — we usually pay it in early November. He searched to see if we had mislaid it, or if we had paid it and forgot, or…? I wasn’t worried about that. I thought it had probably been lost in the mail, but it was still something to be concerned about. We both figured we would have to wait until yesterday to do something about it, but my instincts are always to get as much information I can. So I went to their website and our problem was solved.
Important Notice
The 2019 property tax bill will be delayed due to legislation enacted by the New Mexico State Legislature (HB407).
First-half tax season – December 10 – January 10
Second-half tax season – April 10 – May 10The Sandoval County Treasurer’s Office will offer extended hours for the tax season from 7:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Monday through Friday.
They will send our bill on December 10 and we will have until January 10 to pay. Apparently some school districts had mill levy questions on their November ballets so they didn’t know the tax rate until after the elections were over.
I also found out that if they had sent out the tax notices in early November we would have until December 10th to pay. We would have had time to get it all straightened out before the deadline. That’s a relief! Anyway, when we put up our 2020 calendars we will put up a reminder to phone them if we don’t get our tax bills on time. That’s a lot easier than cluttering up our brains trying to remember.
December 3, 2019
that’s great news! always good to feel on top of things.
it’s those ‘surprises’ that aren’t so good. 😀
xo
It’s really nice to get that kind of information without having to phone. The internet scores gain.
yep, one has to keep on top of things…like the 90 day notice I get here for rent increases…the property check is tomorrow, but I had already noted that…
I agree, one does have to keep on top of things. 🙂
I get nervous just thinking of forgetting something like that. We can pay in two installments but I always pay them both at the same time for fear I will forget the second installment.
We always pay both of ours at the same time, for the same reason. It’s so easy to let something slip.
Oh, what a relief it is for sure!!! Mom had some bills go missing and she didn’t realize it. Then she figured out that our silly mailman was sticking the first class mail inside the catalogs and junk mail, that Mom then just tossed:(
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I can’t believe he would put first class mail inside a catalog! We toss most of ours without looking at them. I’m glad she figured it out.
Good catch.
On the other hand, the bills came today, so if Andy hadn’t thought of it there would have been no worries. Still, we’re going to write a sticky note for next year’s calendar to remind us to look for them. So far we’ve never had a problem, but it never hurts to be careful.
Glad you were able to find the information you needed. I always write everything down on a calendar I use for paying bills. If I don’t get a bill in the mail or one in my email though I will totally forget about it.
Bless calendars. We’ve never had a bill not come, but this reminded us that it could happen so we need to put a reminder on the calendar just in case.