| If you do not pay your delinquent property tax it is | | | | In order to have your penalty tallied correctly be sure |
| allowed to remain in default for five years maximum | | | | to provide a specific date that you will be redeeming |
| limit then the property can be sold at a public auction | | | | your property. Also bring with you a block number as |
| or to a public agency. You can stop this by paying the | | | | well as a lot number for your property. |
| taxes before the date that it is set to be sold. | | | | Remember that you can not pay only one year of |
| In San Francisco, to redeem your property after it has | | | | delinquent property tax and expect to redeem. All of it |
| been defaulted you must pay all of the delinguent | | | | will be tallied together for every year combined. All of it |
| property tax owed on the property, plus a 10% penalty | | | | has to be paid in total to redeem the property. If you |
| must be paid on each year of delinguent taxes. You | | | | can't afford to pay the entire amount of the delinquent |
| will have to pay a $10 administrative charge for every | | | | property tax bill in full at the time, you are allowed to |
| tax delinquent year. A monthly penalty on all of the | | | | use a redemption installment plan just as long as the |
| unpaid taxes that have accumulated until that date | | | | taxes which are unpaid have not remained so for over |
| must be paid. Also there is a redemption fee in the | | | | five years after the date they became defaulted. |
| amount of $55. | | | | When you open an installment plan you have five |
| If you have failed to pay your delinquent property tax | | | | years to pay the delinquent taxes - from the date |
| and you now need to know how to redeem your | | | | which you took out the installment plan. |
| property you can obtain an estimate by getting in | | | | To redeem your property and pay your delinquent |
| contact with the Office of The Treasurer & Tax | | | | property tax you are allowed to open the installment |
| Collector. You can call (415) 554-4497. They will take | | | | plan account as soon as the following day after the |
| calls during their business hours of 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. on | | | | taxes becomes defaulted. |
| Monday - Friday. | | | | |