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Date Taxes Become Due
The gross tax amount is due and payable in March to the Tax Collector. Discounts of 4% in November, 3% in December, 2% in January, 1% in February are given for early payment. Taxes become delinquent April 1st. Taxes are levied on a calendar-year basis, being paid in arrears for the period January 1st to December 31st.

For more information on Taxes, please visit the web site of the HIGHLANDS COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR.

Split or Combine Request

Owner Names In order for this request to be fulfilled, you MUST be the owner of record for all properties involved.
Are you the owner of all the properties?

Email Address (required)

Telephone Number (required)

Task to complete (check one):
Combining property, names have to match on our tax roll and land must be contiguous.
Splitting property, survey required and must be received prior to task unless per platted lot lines.

Parcels involved

Property taxes on ALL of the involved properties MUST be paid to a zero balance.

Requested change may affect any escrow account(s) attached to any of the listed properties.
Property Owner is solely responsible for notifying any mortgage holder of the change(s) requested hereon.

All surveys can be emailed to mapping@hcpao.org with the email subject of the property owners last name.

Parcel ID #1 Taxes paid?

Parcel ID #2 Taxes paid?

Parcel ID #3 Taxes paid?

Parcel ID #4 Taxes paid?

Parcel ID #5 Taxes paid?

Parcel ID #6 Taxes paid?

Notes/Comments
Unless requested, no notification of completion will be sent.

I understand that this process can take 30+ days to complete.

I understand that the property taxes on ALL of the involved properties MUST be paid to a zero balance.

Requests submitted after 7/25, before the next tax bill mailing, may not be reflected in the tax bill(s). Payment of any and ALL tax bills received before or after this date is the responsibility of the property owner or escrow agent in order to avoid any conflict with this request or possible back taxes.

I understand that the requested change may affect any escrow account(s) attached to any of the listed properties.

Property Owner is solely responsible for notifying any mortgage holder of the change(s) requested hereon.

I understand that it is the property owner’s responsibility to ensure that ALL the above criteria are met within 30 days of this request and failure to do so WILL result in this application being discarded.

Under Florida law, email addresses are public record. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead contact this office in writing or in person at.

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Highlands County Property Appraiser ⋅ 560 S. Commerce Avenue ⋅ Sebring, Florida 33870-3899

Office Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday ⋅ Phone: (863) 402-6659