Make your tax payment before the due date. You can search for a copy of a property tax bill using the property tax search engine. Tennessee law does not require mailing tax notices indicating the amount of taxes due. Tax notices are sent out of public courtesy, and not out of legal obligation. As such owners of property are legally presumed to know that taxes are due without personal notice. Failure to receive a tax bill does not relieve you of the responsibility to make payment on your taxes by the due date.
Payments by Credit Card or Debit Card will incur the following charges whether you pay in person, online, or over the phone:. Property tax payments that include the original tax bill with the barcode and payment for the total amount due can be mailed from October through the last day in February to the following address:. City Treasurer P. Box Chattanooga, TN Payments in full, partial payments, as well multiple tax bills paid with one check can be mailed to the address listed below year-round:.
City of Chattanooga property taxes may be paid in full between October 1st of the year billed and the last day of February, the following year, at any First Tennessee Financial Center located in Hamilton County. An original full tax bill complete with the barcode must be presented to First Tennessee Bank to process your payment. Payments in full, partial payments, as well multiple tax bills paid with one check can be made in person at the address listed below year-round:.
Tax Relief is a program in which the State of Tennessee will reimburse a portion of City and County property taxes for qualified applicants. Tax Freeze is a program in which the amount of taxes on your City of Chattanooga property tax bill is "frozen" to prevent the taxes from increasing the following year.
Anyone approved for Tax Relief or Tax Freeze is eligible to have the stormwater fee on their current City of Chattanooga property tax bill paid by United Way. Property taxes unpaid a year after their due will be filed in Hamilton County Chancery Court. At the time taxes are filed in Chancery Court, past due stormwater fees will be referred to a collection agency.
