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A: The "demand" is a delinquent notice informing you that as of a given date, our records indicate you owe past due taxes. Interest charges on the statement are calculated through the date shown on the statement. The notice you received reflects payments posted through a certain date only. See your statement for details. Statements sent in March 2008 reflect payments posted through February 28, 2008 only. Interest is calculated through March 31, 2008.

If you received a Demand notice, according to our records, there are past due taxes in your name. In accordance with Conn. Gen. Stat. 12-155, payment is hereby demanded for these taxes, plus interest and fees if any are due. Please note that the term "demand" is prescribed by state statute, and is not meant to imply rudeness toward you as a taxpayer. Your failure to pay this account in full will make it the duty of the Collector to proceed with collection enforcement measures, as prescribed by state statute. Please return the Demand with your payment.

We are required to notify you that unless property taxes are paid in full, municipal tax liens will be applied in accordance with state statute. Additional statutory fees are charged to release these liens. We will be filing liens for unpaid real estate taxes and sewer use charges on March 20, 2008. Your full payment must be received on or before that date to avoid imposition of the tax lien and associated fees.

ALL late payments are subject to INTEREST at the rate of 1.5% per month from the due date of the tax, as well as all other collection costs, including lien fees and attorneys' fees, in accordance with state statute. PER STATE STATUTE, FAILURE TO HAVE RECEIVED A TAX BILL DOES NOT EXEMPT THE TAXPAYER FROM PAYMENT OF INTEREST OR TAX. THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEPTIONS. The minimum interest charge is $2 on each item. Returned check fee is $25. Note that YOU are responsible for retaining your own tax information for income tax purposes.

If you are being billed for a motor vehicle which was sold, destroyed, stolen or removed from Connecticut, you must contact the ASSESSORS' OFFICE at (203) 854-7887, or fax (203) 854-7986. The Assessors' Office is responsible for issuing credits and removing items from the tax rolls. YOU MUST PROVIDE PROOF, and you must apply for credit within a limited time, so do not delay. ALL questions in this regard are to be directed to the ASSESSORS.

If you owe past due real estate taxes that should have been paid by your escrow agent, contact your escrow agent as soon as possible to alert them that taxes are past due.

If this property has been sold, please contact the Assessor's Office at (203) 854-7887.

Delinquent motor vehicle taxes must be paid in full by cash, certified check, money order, credit card, debit card or ATM card in order to receive an immediate clearance for the Department of Motor Vehicles.

The Tax Collector's Office is located on the first floor of City Hall, 125 East Avenue, Norwalk, Room 105. Tax Collector's Office tel. (203) 854-7731, or fax (203) 854-7770. Assessor's Office tel. (203) 854-7887, or fax (203) 854-7986.

The Tax Collector's Office window is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Please write your list number(s) on your check to ensure proper credit. List numbers are shown on your payment coupons. Checks should be payable to "Tax Collector, City of Norwalk." Please enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you mail your payment and wish to have a receipt returned.

You may pay your property taxes with your credit card by calling 1-800-2PAYTAX, or by visiting www.officialpayments.com and entering JURISDICTION CODE 1710. A fee is charged for this service.

The Tax Collectors' Office reserves the right to enforce collection of taxes by use of any of the following methods, which include but are not limited to: levy on any of your taxable goods or chattels, property and/or assets, and disposal and sale of them in the manner provided in the case of executions; enforcement of any lien upon real estate by levy and sale (sale of land for taxes), or levy upon and sale of your interest in any real estate as exists at the date of the levy; tax lien assignment; foreclosure or initiation of suit to collect; issuance of an alias tax warrant for collection by marshal or constable; levy against and seizure of any funds on deposit in any bank in this state in accordance with Section 52-367A; garnishment of wages, as if judgment therefore had been entered; denial or revocation of any license or permit required in the operation of a business, including a health permit; denial of building permits; denial or suspension of motor vehicle registration renewals; reporting past due taxes to a credit bureau; all such other methods as prescribed by state statute.