32,000 Duval properties owe $65 million in taxes

[thelakelander]

Jacksonville's 2009 property taxes came due April 1, and a month later, the owners of some 32,000 properties still hadn't paid. That means there's a 3 percent penalty on their tax bills, and if they don't pay by May 26, their tax debts can be sold as "certificates" to investors. Here are the top 10 biggest delinquent tax bills:

Owners of more than 32,000 Duval County properties fell into delinquency when they missed the April 1 deadline to pay a combined $64.8 million in property taxes.

The delinquent bills ranged between $17 and $516,000, according to records obtained by the Times-Union.

full article: http://jacksonville.com/business/2010-05-09/story/32000-duval-properties-owe-65-million-taxes#

[If_I_Loved_you]

A lot of the Business Owners who owe these taxes do not pay on time each and every year!  And the city just lets the big guys float a lot longer then anybody else. Sure they talk a big game saying they are going to be hard on the non payers. But I don't believe them at all.

[BridgeTroll]

$65 mil ought to cover the "budget shortfall" this year eh?

[Doctor_K]

That's the first thing I thought of as well, BT.