Property tax bills are mailed out the last week of December. Payments made through January are without penalty. Payments made in February are charged a 1% penalty and payments made in March are charged an additional 1% penalty plus a $2.00 notice fee. After April 1st, all unpaid tax bills are sent to the Orange County Commissioner of Finance for collection.
The Receiver of Taxes is required by law to send tax bills to banks for those homeowners who have escrow accounts. The banks are required to send the Town a #953 Authorization that applies their bank codes to the homeowner's account. Once the tax bill is paid, the homeowner will receive a receipt from the New Windsor Tax Receiver's Office. If no bank code is applied, the tax bill will be forwarded to the homeowner.
Pursuant to Real Property Tax Law 922, failure to receive a property tax bill does not relieve the taxpayer of their obligation to pay taxes in full and in a timely manner. If the property taxes are not paid during the interest free period, the taxpayer is obligated to pay interest and penalties for late payments as per New York State Real Property Tax Law 924.
Contact the New Windsor Tax Receiver's Office if you refinance your mortgage, pay off a mortgage, no longer have an escrow account, or if you are a new homeowner who is responsible for taxes and utility bills, but have not received them.
If a property has been sold, please forward the tax bill to the new owner or return the tax bill to the New Windsor Tax Receiver's Office with the name and address of the new owner.
Third Party Notification - You may designate another consenting adult to receive duplicate copies of your tax bill. File for third party notification at the New Windsor Tax Receiver's Office.