Tax Collector

 
    Norwalk City Hall is CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC.   However, we continue to provide services and process tax payments on a modified schedule while adhering to physical and social distancing directives.
   New Hours:  The Tax Collector's Office is staffed Tuesday through Friday from 9 am - 4:30 pm.  We will have limited staff available to respond to telephone and email inquiries and to process payments.
Tax-window walkup
  You can pay your taxes in person at a 'walk up window' station at City Hall!   It is located to the left of the main entrance.  Look for the gray door, near the sidewalk.  Taxpayers will be able to park and then walk up the sidewalk to the window.  The City Hall building is still closed to the public, but we will transact business through the window. 
  Cash payments will not be accepted.  We will accept check, money order, and credit, debit and ATM card payments.  Transactions will be processed and receipts provided immediately.  This is not a 'drop box.'  Please join us in wearing a mask, please keep six feet away from others who may be waiting, and if you aren't feeling well, please use a different option for making your payment.

  We will be unavailable to respond to inquiries on Mondays.  This situation is evolving, and this schedule is subject to change.   Other city offices may be on different schedules.  Please call ahead or visit their home pages. Please check back for updates.

  Please note that there are still MANY options for making payment right from your home.  You may pay by mail, or on line or over the telephone using a debit, credit or ATM card, or an "E check" (ACH payment).  

   Make your check payable to "City of Norwalk Tax Collector" and mail to:
   Tax Collector, City of Norwalk   125 East Avenue  Norwalk  CT  06851.


    You may  call 1-866-974-8090 to pay by phone.  You may use a debit, credit, or ATM card to pay on line or over the phone.  You may also pay online using an electronic check  ("E check" / ACH payment).   These services are available at any time 24/7.   Our website updates paid property tax information daily during this crisis.

   If you need to look up your tax payment history for income tax purposes, we
 maintain five years of payment history on line on the website, above.

   NEWS about FUTURE tax payments: In response to the COVID 19 epidemic, the City of Norwalk Common Council, at the request of Mayor Harry Rilling, voted to extend the grace period for payment of the July 2020 property tax installment until October 1, 2020.   Instead of having to pay by August 1 without interest, most Norwalk taxpayers will have until October 1, 2020 to pay without interest.   There are a few important caveats, and we will continue to provide information here.

   1. If your real estate taxes are escrowed, and are paid on your behalf by a mortgage institution or bank, your mortgage institution or bank is obliged to pay those taxes by August 3, 2020.  This is per the State of Connecticut.  You will still have until October 1, 2020  to pay other taxes you owe (motor vehicle and personal property).

   2. If you are a landlord, you are expected to pass along to your tenants similar forbearance.  The State of Connecticut asks you to fill out this application, and return it to the tax collector by July 1.   https://www.norwalkct.org/DocumentCenter/View/15847/COVID-19-Deferral-Form-M-COVID19-Fillable-from-OPM

   On June 1, our office mailed instructions, and application forms, to property owners identified by the Assessor's office as potential landlords.  The email address covidtaxext@norwalkct.org is dedicated to administering this program.  A copy of the instructions for landlords can be found here:    https://www.norwalkct.org/DocumentCenter/View/16953/COVID-19-landlord-application-cover-letter-w-color-TO-POST


  3. If you are not a landlord, as long as your real estate taxes are not escrowed (see #1 above), you  automatically  qualify for the extended grace period with no further action on your part.

      For current, fact-based updates on Covid-19 (Coronavirus),  please visit the Norwalk Department of Health's home page or the banner / link at the top of this website  or www.norwalkct.org/coronavirus 

       Tax Collector's Office Location:  Room 105, on the first floor (ground level) of Norwalk City Hall, 125 East Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06851.   Come in through the main entrance, and go left.   Room 105 is at the end of the hallway, on the right.   The Assessor's office is directly across the hall:  Room 106.
       Main telephone number: (203) 854-7731            Facsimile:  (203) 854-7770

    Tax bills for the January 1, 2020 installment were mailed beginning December 6, 2019.        

    The last day to pay without interest was Monday, February 3, 2020 (because Feb. 1 was a Saturday).  

    Interest is charged on late payments at the rate of 1.5% per month.   A portion of a month is considered a whole month; interest is not per diem.   Interest on first installment payments for the month of February 2020 is 12% (on the installment due July 1, 2019).   Interest on second installment payments for the month of February 2020 is 3% (installment due January 1, 2020).

    Past due statements were sent in September, 2019 and in February 2020, prior to filing lien continuing certificates on March 11, 2020.
    You can look up what you owe by clicking the "E-Tax Bill Lookup" on this page under Quick Links (to your right) ,  or also in the blue margin to your left. 
             Those taxes came due July 1, 2019, and January 1, 2020,  payable without interest by August 1, 2019,
                and February 3, 2020, because February 1 fell on a Saturday. 

             Taxes may be paid by mail;  in person at our office,  in person at a participating bank branch; on line
            (with a credit card, debit card, or E Check)  or over the telephone.   

    During the collection period only, if you would like to pay in person at a bank branch,  you may bring your most recent bill, and the bank will give you a receipt.   Please be sure to bring your most recently received bill with you.   
     The easiest way to pay is either by mail,  or on line with an "E Check" (electronic check / ACH payment).  There is a modest fee of $1.50 for using an E Check.
           For more information on the new operating budget, please go to the Management & Budgets
            home page:    https://www.norwalkct.org/941/Budgets

          A link to next year's budget will be posted here when it is available.    A summary of the current fiscal year's budget can be viewed here :

   Past Due Statements / Demands : 
     Past due tax statements (demand notices) were sent beginning February 20, 2020. 

     Liens:  Lien continuing certificates ('tax liens')  for the 2018 grand list were filed on March 12, 2020. 

     Tax Sale:  The tax sale was held July 23, 2018.  The six month redemption period expired on January 23, 2019.  Deeds were recorded on January 24, 2019.  Our next tax sale was scheduled for July 20, 2020.  Due to COVID 19, it will be rescheduled to a date to be determined.

       Tax Collector Staff   


 		  

   In case of inclement weather, please check the city website, or call ahead.  If City Hall is open, our office is expected to be open, but in extreme weather, please call ahead to be sure. 
 
   Pre-COVID 19 Office Hours : Monday through Friday, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm.  We do not close for lunch. 

   Location: Room 105, on the first floor (ground level) of Norwalk City Hall.   

   Mailing address: Tax Collector, 125 East Avenue  Room 105, Norwalk,  CT  06851

   Tel: (203) 854 - 7731   Facsimile:  (203) 854 - 7770

 Responsibilities: The tax collector's office is responsible for the billing and collection of property taxes and other charges that comprise approximately 90% of the city's operating revenue. The office operates under the authority of the Connecticut General Statutes. 
 
 Taxes and charges collected include:
  • Real estate taxes
  • Motor vehicle taxes
  • Business personal property taxes
  • Sewer use fees
  • Sewer assessment fees, IPP fees, and other city charges 
Tax Collector's Office Staff:

Lisa Biagiarelli, CCMC, Esq., Tax Collector
Al C. Palumbo, Jr., CCMC, Assistant Tax Collector
Cynthia D. Haith, CCMC, Delinquent Tax Collector
Jeanette Lopez, CCMC, Supervisor of Data Records  (* Jeanette habla espanol)
     Escrow account maintenance; adjusted bills / certificates of correction; refunds
Hollie Rapp, CCMC, Senior Cashier
      Transmittals, deposits, on line & ACH payment posting, cashiering
Cathy Petrini, CCMC,  Tax Administrative Aide
     Accounts receivable; refunds; bank branch collection processing & reconciliations
Charise Bronson Haith,  Tax Administrative Aide
    Cashiering; customer service and DMV issues; lien releases; posting and recordkeeping

- position currently vacant  - Cashier / Clerk
      Cashiering; customer service; posting and recordkeeping 

Click for  2018 Tax Sale List 

​                                          Tax Sale Boards May 2018
tax sale board 

​                                   Tax Sale Boards July 20,  2018
taxsale2018

     The tax sale was held July 23, 2018.  We collected in excess of $5 million through the 2018 tax sale.

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