LOS ANGELES COUNTY TREASURER AND TAX COLLECTOR MAILS

FINAL NOTICES OF CURRENT YEAR PAYMENT(S) DUE

JOSEPH KELLY, Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector, is in the process of mailing approximately 148,000 Notices of Delinquency to Los Angeles County property owners who have not paid their property taxes in full for the 2018-19 tax year. The taxes are delinquent and will default on Monday, July 1, 2019. At that time, we will impose a $15 redemption fee and additional penalties of 1.5 percent per month on the defaulted taxes. The notices include the attached insert which provides important information regarding payment options, and the Departments office locations and office hours.

We caution property owners that if residential or agricultural property remains tax defaulted for more than five years or vacant residential lots or commercial property for more than three years, we will sell the property at a public auction in accordance with State law.

“As a result of this mailing, property owners may find it difficult to reach us on the telephone,” Mr. Kelly advised. “Property owners may obtain answers to the great majority of their questions, including but not limited to requesting a copy of a property tax bill, obtaining the amount due on any parcel, or reviewing the tax payment history for the past three fiscal tax years from the Los Angeles County Property Tax Portal at lacountypropertytax.com. Taxpayers may also call the toll-free Property Tax Information Line at 1(888) 807-2111, where automated information is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.”

Mr. Kelly further said, “My office will not mail this notice to property owners affected by the Woolsey, Hill, and Rock Peak Fires, who have filed a Misfortune and Calamity Claim, or for whom the Office of the Assessor has proactively reassessed their property.”

Taxpayers can subscribe to receive property tax related emails from the Treasurer and Tax Collector regarding special notices and upcoming events, such as annual property tax deadline reminders, office location updates and other news. To subscribe, taxpayers may go to Email Notification Service at ttc.lacounty.gov/eNotify.