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Understanding Your Property Tax Statement
Sample Property Tax Statement
Tax Rates for 2009/10 
Summary of Assessment for 2009/10 
Letter from Assessor 

PAYMENT PROCEDURES

Property tax payment Procedures
Property tax payment Options and Interest
Mailing Address Change Information
Mailing Address Change Form 

APPEAL INFORMATION

Property Value Appeal Rights and Instructions:
File a petition with your county Board of Property Tax Appeals. This must be done after you receive your tax statement. You may also appeal a personal or real property return late-filing penalty to the board during the same time period.

(Information and web links from the Department of Revenue and the State of Oregon):
Information about property tax Appeal Rights,
Information on How to Appeal Your Property Value,
Board of Property Tax Appeals (BOPTA) Forms and Instructions,
Home page for Oregon Tax Court.

Return petitions to the  County Clerk's Office with original signature on or before December 31, 2009 --please do not FAX or Email.
 

EXEMPTION AND TAX DEFERRAL INFORMATION

Property Tax Deferral Options
General Information about Property Tax Deferral options available to Low and Moderate Income Senior and Disabled Citizens in Oregon.

Disabled and Senior Citizens
The Oregon Legislature established programs that allow qualifying citizens to delay paying property taxes on their residences—including manufactured homes, houseboats, multi-family, and income-producing properties (e.g., home business). If you qualify for one of the deferral programs, the state will pay your property taxes to the county. A lien will be placed on your property. You will be charged lien fees, which are deferred. Interest on the deferred taxes, at six percent per year, is also deferred.
(Information Circular from the Department of Revenue):
Oregon Property Tax Deferral for Disabled and Senior Citizens.

Veteran's Exemption
If you are a disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of a veteran, you may be entitled to exempt a portion of your real property's assessed value.  General information and link to the State of Oregon veteran's exemption information circular - Veteran's Property Tax Exemption.

Deferral of Special Assessments
(Information Circular from the Department of Revenue):
As a senior citizen, you can "borrow" to pay for public improvements that are charged against your property. The state will make the payments for those who qualify. All payments, plus interest, must be repaid.
General information - Deferral of Special Assessments

Property owned by Specified Organizations
Property owned by religious, non-profit, fraternal, charitable, and other specified organizations may qualify for tax exemption.
General information - Property owned by Specified Organizations

Applications and Additional Exemption Information from the Department of Revenue

DELINQUENT TAXES AND FORECLOSURE

Step One and Two:  Delinquent Taxes and Real Property Foreclosure
Step Three:  Two Year Redemption Period
Step Four:  County Acquires Deed
Additional Foreclosure Information from the Department of Revenue

2008 Foreclosure List 
2009 Foreclosure List

Public Land Sales
   County land sale auction information

Taxation Frequently Asked Questions - FAQ's

This page was last updated on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 02:33 PM