City extends deadline for properties with unpaid taxes
NORWICH – As part of a last-chance effort for some city residents redeem their property before undergoing tax foreclosure, the Common Council has unanimously voted to extend the deadline for residents to pay back taxes.
In accordance with the city charter, property owners who owe back taxes on a certain parcels are given a 15-month period from the initial tax deadline to redeem their properties by paying those owed taxes. After that time, properties become subject to acquisition by the city.
In October, the City of Norwich placed a bid on several properties with unpaid taxes, but with 11 parcels still on the list of unredeemed properties, members of the Common Council agreed to extend the final deadline from January to March 29, in hopes that city residents are able to pay what they owe and hold on to their property.
Although it isn’t a procedure city officials are required to follow through with, the deadline for back taxes has been extended every year for well over a decade, explained City Director of Finance Bill Roberts. “We do everything that we can do to make sure people are fully aware of the ramifications of not paying those taxes,” he said.
The goal, Roberts added, is to allow residents a final chance in paying a combination of city, county and school district taxes – and as seen in numerous instances in the past, owners often pull through. Last year, the city faced the possible acquisition of 14 different properties in danger of tax foreclosure, but by having the extended deadline in place, only a few were seized by city officials. It was a similar scenario in 2011, when a total 15 properties were initially subject to tax foreclosure.
“It’s not the city’s desire to acquire properties for unpaid taxes,” Roberts said, noting that the extended tax deadline has resulted in a shrinking list of unredeemed properties in previous years. “What has happened in the past is a vast amount of people have come up with the money to pay these taxes.”
Should the city ultimately obtain any of these parcels, there are a few different methods in which city officials can get each one back on the tax roll, Roberts explained. He pointed out that each property is unique and there’s the necessity for a thorough evaluation of each property to determine how it should be disposed of. The city could hold open or closed auctions, or they could send out a request for proposal in an effort to find a preferred purchaser for each property, he said.
Should any of the 11 parcels be obtained by the city, what transpires thereafter must first be approved by the Common Council.
In accordance with the city charter, property owners who owe back taxes on a certain parcels are given a 15-month period from the initial tax deadline to redeem their properties by paying those owed taxes. After that time, properties become subject to acquisition by the city.
In October, the City of Norwich placed a bid on several properties with unpaid taxes, but with 11 parcels still on the list of unredeemed properties, members of the Common Council agreed to extend the final deadline from January to March 29, in hopes that city residents are able to pay what they owe and hold on to their property.
Although it isn’t a procedure city officials are required to follow through with, the deadline for back taxes has been extended every year for well over a decade, explained City Director of Finance Bill Roberts. “We do everything that we can do to make sure people are fully aware of the ramifications of not paying those taxes,” he said.
The goal, Roberts added, is to allow residents a final chance in paying a combination of city, county and school district taxes – and as seen in numerous instances in the past, owners often pull through. Last year, the city faced the possible acquisition of 14 different properties in danger of tax foreclosure, but by having the extended deadline in place, only a few were seized by city officials. It was a similar scenario in 2011, when a total 15 properties were initially subject to tax foreclosure.
“It’s not the city’s desire to acquire properties for unpaid taxes,” Roberts said, noting that the extended tax deadline has resulted in a shrinking list of unredeemed properties in previous years. “What has happened in the past is a vast amount of people have come up with the money to pay these taxes.”
Should the city ultimately obtain any of these parcels, there are a few different methods in which city officials can get each one back on the tax roll, Roberts explained. He pointed out that each property is unique and there’s the necessity for a thorough evaluation of each property to determine how it should be disposed of. The city could hold open or closed auctions, or they could send out a request for proposal in an effort to find a preferred purchaser for each property, he said.
Should any of the 11 parcels be obtained by the city, what transpires thereafter must first be approved by the Common Council.
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