St. Lawrence County Treasurer's Department

Significant Dates for Property Taxes

• January
• Local Tax collection begins for the current year Town/County tax bills
• Month end - Final date to pay current year first installment to Town Tax Collector with 2% surcharge
• Month end - Final date to submit full payment of current year tax without interest to Town Tax Collector
• February
• Return of unpaid prior year Ogdensburg School taxes to SLC Treasurer
• Delinquent Ogdensburg School tax notice sent from SLC Treasurer’s Office ($2.00 fee added)
• March
• Second installment on current year tax due to Town Tax Collector
• April
• Final date to pay taxes, from two years prior, to avoid foreclosure (1st)
• Inspections begin on foreclosure properties
• Foreclosure notice sent from St. Lawrence County Treasurer’s Office regarding prior year taxes ($2.00 fee added)
• Notice sent out by Town Tax Collectors regarding unpaid current year taxes (Fee added by towns - $1.00, $2.00, or $0.00)
• May
• Third installment on current year tax due to the Town Tax Collector
• Final date to pay current year taxes to Town Tax Collector to avoid 5% return penalty to the County
• Final date to pay prior year taxes to avoid $150.00 foreclosure fee (added June 1)
• June
• Local tax collection begins for the current year Village tax bills
• $150.00 added to prior year delinquent taxes
• Current year taxes returned to the County Treasurer’s Office, 5% penalty added to total including 5% June interest
• Month end - Final date to pay current year Village taxes without 5% penalty
• July
• Notice sent from County Treasurer’s Office regarding current year delinquent taxes, offering installment contracts in August and September ($2.00 fee added)
• August
• Installment contract appointments begin.  Appointments are held through September 30
• Auction book available for sale at the County Treasurer’s Office
• Auction book available on internet
• September
• Local tax collection begins for the current year School tax bills
• Month end - Final date for 1st installment to be paid to the School Tax Collector with a 1% surcharge
• October
• Current year Village Taxes returned to the County Treasurer for collection
• Annual county auction (1st Saturday)
• Month end - Final date for 2nd installment of current year school tax to be paid to the School Tax Collector
• Month end - Final date for prior year delinquent taxes to be paid to prevent advertisement in the newspapers
• Month end - Final date to pay prior year Delinquent Ogdensburg School tax before it is combined with the current year Delinquent taxes
• November
• Current year School taxes returned to County Treasurer for collection
• Lis Pendens notice sent by County Treasurer’s Office regarding current year delinquent taxes ($2.00 fee added)
• Lis Pendens filed in the County Clerk’s Office ($5.00 fee added)
• Advertising of prior year delinquent taxes ($30.00 fee added)
• Notice of petition of Foreclosure sent certified mail from the County Attorneys Office to owners with prior year taxes delinquent ($2.00 fee added)
• Final month to pay current year Village taxes to avoid having them relevied onto January Town/County tax bill
• Final date to pay current year School taxes to avoid having them relevied onto January Town/County tax bill
• December
• Final date to pay Omitted Taxes to avoid relevy onto January Town/County tax bill (1st)