Property Taxes
Property tax bills are mailed twice each year: Summer on July 1st (due September 14th) and December 1st (Due February 28th or 29th).
Summer taxes are payable from July 1st through September 14th without interest, unless deferred. September 15th a late fee is assessed to any remaining summer property tax balance. There is an 1% fee assessed at the start of each month until they are paid or sent to the Genesee County Treasurer's Office (process starts March 1 each year in which the county applies their own fees, penalties, and interest for delinquent taxes).
Winter taxes are payable from December 1st through February 28th (in 2024 due to leap year it is February 29th) without penalty or interest. As of March 1st any balance remaining on the winter property tax bill is sent to the Genesee County Treasurer's Office where they assess their own fees, penalties, and interest for delinquent taxes.
Utility Bills
Utility bill payments that are late are assessed a 1% penalty (i.e., $255 sewer bill + $2.55 late fee = $257.55)
Utility bills that are delinquent as of September 14th will be added as a line item on the winter tax bill for the property.
Checks
Checks are considered a conditional payment. If not honored by the bank, tax is considered unpaid and subject to penalties and/or interest due and voided out.
Posted dated checks are not accepted and will be mailed back to the address on the check.
For all checks returned for non-sufficient funds, there will be a $20.00 NSF fee applied to the account.
Checks may be mailed in, dropped off in the after hours drop box, processed over the counter at the front desk, or starting in the fall of 2023 - processed online. The new Invoice Cloud processing platform allows for online check payments; however, there is a $3 fee for online check processing.
Card Payments
Credit cards are accepted online and at the Fenton Township Office, there is a 3% processing fee for all card payments.