my name is on the property bill as secondary but i no longer own the property i got off the title yesterday but moved out of the house more than six months ago, the other owners of the house have been living there after that. how can i get my name off the property tax bill, i dont want to be held responsible for paying it since i have had nothing to do with the property since a long time ago?
2007-10-04 16:03:11 · 8 answers · asked by az 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
i have talked to the tax office people and they are no help at all they tell me that since i was on the title at the time my name is on the tax bill and that they cant do nothing about it, which i know is not true. thats why i am asking for other peoples opinions.
2007-10-04 16:16:27 · update #1
when i bougth the property i bought it with family members, so there name is still on the title of the house, i got off the title yesterday but my family members are still on it, in other words the house didnt get sold i just got off the title
2007-10-04 16:20:09 · update #2
In many states, you pay property taxes "in arrears",which means you are paying now for last year's taxes.
If you JUST dropped from the title, then NEXT years bill should reflect that.
Contact your tax office again with any legal paperwork you have showing your removal from obligation (quitclaim, or whatever you did to drop from title) and be sure to communicate who is now responsible. Again remember, it won't show until next year in most cases.
Good luck.
2007-10-04 16:29:53 · answer #1 · answered by talldude 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-21 22:22:47 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bottom line is that someone has to pay the property taxes. As you were on title the bill went out to you but most likely the bill went to all the people on title. So if you and 5 family members were on title it would have gone out to all of you. I would decide among your family who is going to pay the bill - you may want to pro-rate it for how long each of you were living there.
Next year as you are not on title you will not get a bill. The tax department run off a list of registered owners as of a certain date - you were on title then but you will not be next year.
2007-10-04 17:46:39 · answer #3 · answered by Propertytaxguy 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Real estate property taxes are assessed against the owners of record. This included you, because you were on title of record (if it was only for part of the period, they should be pro-rated)
On the other hand, the property taxes are for a set amount. If the current owners pay them, you don't owe the county anything. That's the best way to handle it - get them to pay voluntarily
2007-10-04 16:26:21 · answer #4 · answered by Searchlight Crusade 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Missouri, if you owned the property any time during the year, you are still required to pay taxes on it (they are pro-rated). You may not own it now, but you still have to pay for the part of the year you did own it. I do not know where you are located, but I suspect it's the same there.
2007-10-04 16:13:32 · answer #5 · answered by The Doctor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had to do this with a car I no longer owned. If you have some sort of proof you sold the house and no longer the resident take it to the tax office and they should release you from the taxes on it.
2007-10-04 16:11:39 · answer #6 · answered by honda1995acc 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Call the county assessor's office and ask what you need to do to be taken off the record. They will probably ask for a copy of your closing statement, so find it.
2007-10-04 16:15:55 · answer #7 · answered by HEATHER 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Talk to the tax office people . . . .
( who are NOT here )
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2007-10-04 16:07:21 · answer #8 · answered by kate 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋