The Mt. Pleasant Receiver of Taxes collects all town and county taxes for Sleepy Hollow, Pleasantville, Hawthorne, Valhalla, Thornwood and parts of Chappaqua and Briarcliff Manor that are located in the Town of Mt. Pleasant.
Town/County Tax is due by April 30th. Taxes can be paid at the Town of Mt. Pleasant Town Hall at 1 Town Hall Plaza in Valhalla. As of May 1st. all unpaid County/Town tax amounts are subject to a penalty. For questions call Vicki Anderson at 742-2348.
Bills are mailed the last week of March. If you do not receive your bill, you must contact us.
In order to avoid any tax penalty, your envelope must carry a United States Postmark no later than April 30.
If paying in person bring the entire bill.
Paying By Mail
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If mailing a tax payment a few days prior to the due date, make certain that you witness a timely official United States postmark being affixed to the envelope. Postage meter (i.e. Pitney Bowes) and foreign postmarks are not acceptable, envelope containing payment of local taxes, without a U.S. Postmark date is deemed paid on the date received. (NYS Real Property Tax Law, section 924a) |
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Effective Jan, 2003, new legislation now allows us to accept FedEx, UPS, DHL and Airborne as timely deliveries if postmarked by the last day of the collection period. (NYS Real Property Tax Law, section 925) |
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Please include your telephone number on your check in case the Tax office needs to reach you. |
Where an envelope containing payment of local taxes contains no US postmark date, payment of such taxes is deemed to have been made on the date the payment is received. Also New York State law provides that a property owner is not relieved of the responsibility for payment of taxes or interest prescribed by law despite the failure to receive a notice of such taxes due.
Town Tax Penalty
Month |
Penalty |
May |
2% |
June - July |
5% |
August - September |
7% |
October - December |
10% |
January - April |
12% |
May 1 - Date of Foreclosure |
1% per month on unpaid delinquent tax (12% per annum) |
There is a $15 charge for returned checks - Payments in cash must be exact amount
New York State Law provides that the Tax Receiver CANNOT waive penalties on real estate taxes after the due date FOR ANY REASON
Properties with taxes remaining unpaid after twenty one (21) months will go into foreclosure. Receipts will be furnished upon request.
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