Property tax deadline for King County residents won't be extended; payments due by Nov. 2
King County will not be extending the due date for residents to pay the second half of their 2020 property taxes as the coronavirus pandemic continues to leave thousands of people in the region out of work.
Property owners who pay their property taxes themselves are expected to pay the second half of their bills by the Nov. 2. People who do not meet that deadline will be charged interest and penalties.
The announcement comes after the deadline for people to get in the first half of their payments was extended earlier this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to the county, extending the second half of the payments could "create substantial financial risk for many cities, counties, school districts, fire districts, hospital districts, and other special purpose districts."
"These jurisdictions rely heavily on the timely receipt of the year's second installment of property tax revenue to make December debt service payments," the county said in a news release.
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