Frequently Asked Questions

The Grant County Treasurer's Office accepts payments of more or less than the exact amount of tax installment due for the current year. If the accepted payment is less than the amount due, it is applied first to the penalty accrued for the year that the payment is made (M.S. 277.01; 279.01, SUBD. 1)

If you pay your tax after the due dates, a penalty will be added to your tax (M.S. 277.01). The later you pay, the greater the penalty you must pay. For details, check the back of your property tax statement.

Tax forfeiture is the process by which the state takes ownership of a property if property taxes are not paid. In Minnesota all properties with delinquent taxes for 3 years and have the 4th year to redeem.

Property taxes not paid in the year they are due are delinquent on the first business day of the following year.

Past due taxes are taxes that are unpaid in the current year. Delinquent taxes are taxes that are unpaid on the first business day of the following year. If it is your 1st year of delinquent taxes a $40.00 fee will be assessed for publication in the newspaper if full payment has not been received by February 28.

Contact the Treasurers' Office for details.

The redemption period is 3 years effective 2013. Delinquent taxes prior to 2013 have a redemption period based on statute changes in 2013 legislative session. Contact the county treasurer's office to verify the redemption period. At any time during the redemption period the owner may pay the delinquent taxes to prevent forfeiture. Before the period of redemption expires, the homeowner receives a "Notice of Expiration of Redemption" and the county auditor is required to mail one last warning to the homeowner. A property forfeits to the state when the redemption period expires or 60 days after the final warning is sent, whichever is later. Contact the treasurers' office for more information.

The homeowner is eligible to pay all delinquent taxes and fees or enter into a payment agreement by "confessing" judgment. Full payment or the confession of judgment can be done any time after the taxes become delinquent and up until the redemption period ends. By confessing judgment the homeowner agrees to pay the entire judgment and gives up any right to contest the delinquent amount. To enter into a "confession of judgment", the homeowner must pay one-tenth of the delinquent taxes, penalties and fees and full payment of current year tax and penalty. This payment plan replaces the redemption period and must be paid in a 10-year installment plan.

If there is an overpayment of your current year taxes, you may be contacted with the option of a refund, having it applied to a different parcel or the following years taxes. Refunds will be sent to the party who made the payment.

Yes for the following reasons: The proposed tax notice does not include special assessments. Referendums passed could result in increasing the tax amounts. Property owners who occupy their property by December 1 can file for homestead classification for the following year.

A Special Assessment is an improvement (such as streets, etc.) which directly benefits the property. It is shown as a separate amount on the property tax statement. The amount is based on how much the property benefits from the improvement and the cost of doing the project. It is not based on the value of the property.

When a property is sold the buyer is responsible to request the tax statement from the seller. In the process of buying and selling, taxes are generally prorated based on days of ownership and agreed upon by the buyer and seller.

When a property is purchased and the deed is filed after December 31st the first notification you will receive from the county indicating the change in ownership will be the proposed tax statement issued in November for the upcoming year.

Taxes must be postmarked on or before the deadline printed on the statement. If you are taking your tax payment to the post office on the deadline request a "round stamp" of the current date. The round stamp date insures the Treasurers' Office that the payment was received by the post office on or before the deadline.

It is a unique number assigned to each piece of real estate. The PIN, also known as Parcel Number or Parcel Identification Number, is printed on the Property Tax Statement, the Valuation Notice, Proposed Tax Statement, and various other documents related to real estate taxation or assessment.

The first two numbers indicate the jurisdiction (city or township) your property is located in. Following is the key: 01-Delaware Township 02-Elbow lake township 03-Elk Lake Township 04-Erdahl Township 05-Gorton Township 06-Land Township 07-Lawrence Township 08-Lien Township 09-Logan Township 10-Macsville Township 11-North Ottawa Township 12-Pelican Lake Township 13-Pomme De Terre Township 14-Roseville Township 15-Sanford Township 16-Stony Brook Township 17-Ashby City 18-Barrett City 19-Elbow Lake City 20-Herman City 21-Hoffman City 22-Norcross City 23-Wendell City

If taxes are $100.00 or less Minnesota Statute requires full payment on the first deadline.