Alexandria 2021 First Half Real Estate Tax Bills Due June 15

Press release from the City of Alexandria:

Jun 11, 2021 at 10:56 AM

Alexandria
2021 First Half Real Estate Tax Bills Due June 15

The
City of Alexandria reminds taxpayers that payments for the first half 2021 real
estate tax, refuse fee and stormwater utility fee mailed to all property owners
and/or mortgage companies are due June 15, 2021. The 2021 real estate tax rate
is $1.11 per $100 of assessed value. The first half 2021 refuse fee is $230.00
and the second half 2021 refuse fee is $242.11. The first half 2021 stormwater
utility fee is $105.00 and the second half 2021 stormwater utility fee is
$140.00.

Bills
were mailed to property owners and/or mortgage companies in May 2021. Late payment
penalty and interest will be assessed on all real estate taxes and fees that
are not paid or postmarked by the due date. The late payment penalty is five
percent of the tax if paid by June 30, 2021, and 10 percent of the tax if paid
on or after July 1, 2021, or $10, whichever is greater. The late payment
penalty is 10 percent of the refuse fee. Interest on tax and late payment
penalty accrues at an annual rate of 10 percent for the first year and five
percent for each year thereafter, beginning June 16, 2021, and continues until
the entire outstanding balance is paid.
Interest accrues on unpaid refuse fees at an annual rate of 10 percent
and stormwater utility fees at an annual rate of 6 percent, beginning June 16,
2021.There is no late payment penalty on stormwater utility fee.

In
May 2021, all property owners were billed for half of the Stormwater Utility
Fee as a separate line item on the real estate tax bill, with the next half of
the annual fee billed in October 2021. To appeal the Stormwater Utility Fee
with the Director of the Department of Transportation and Environmental
Services, please submit a Stormwater Utility Fee Appeal and Adjustment Request
Form by June 15, 2021. Forms are available on the City’s website at alexandriava.gov/Stormwater, and at the Stormwater Management Division, 2900‐B
Business Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22314.

The
Code of Virginia does not allow for waiver of tax, penalty, or interest due to
inability to pay or failure to receive a tax bill. Property owners who do not
receive a real estate tax bill in the mail and do not have their real estate
taxes paid by their mortgage companies should contact the City’s Treasury
Division at payments@alexandriava.gov, or call 703.746.4800, to
request a bill before June 15. Detailed real estate tax balances and payment
history are available 24-hours a day on the City’s website at realestate.alexandriava.gov. Property owners who changed their mailing address but
did not previously report this change to the City can update their address by
contacting the Office of Real Estate Assessment at realestate@alexandriava.gov to ensure that future bills
and correspondence are mailed to the correct address.

In-person
hours for payments at the Treasury Division, City Hall, 301 King Street, Room
1510, are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. A drop box on the Royal Street side of City
Hall is available 24 hours a day.
Additional information about the City’s real estate tax is available on
the Finance Department website at alexandriava.gov/RealEstateTax. Information on real estate assessments, appeals, or
updating the property owner’s mailing address is available from the Office of
Real Estate Assessment at alexandriava.gov/RealEstate. Information on payments, late payment penalty, and
interest can be obtained through the Alexandria Tax Guide at alexandriava.gov/TaxGuide or by contacting the Treasury Division. Information on the stormwater utility fee is
available at alexandriava.gov/Stormwater.

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This
news release is available at www.alexandriava.gov/122812.

This press release was produced by the City of Alexandria.The views expressed here are the author’s own.