Tax Collector/Town Clerk Valerie Bitzer | Email Direct line: (845) 783-1900 x102 1st Deputy Tax Collector Patricia Kasch | Email Direct line: (845) 783-1900 x103
2nd Deputy Tax Collector Barbara Singer | Email Direct line: (845) 783-1900 x100
P : (845) 783-1900 x203 F : (845) 782-5597
Address 1465 Orange Turnpike Monroe, NY 10950 Upper Level
Collection Hours Monday - Friday 9:00am - 2:00pm
*Additionally, we will be open 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM on the following dates: January 31, 2024, February 29, 2024 and April 1, 2024
Please click on the link below to view The Tax Collectors 2023 Notice to the residents.
2024 Tax Notice 2024 Town and County Tax Information
The Tax Office is responsible for the collection of property taxes for all parcels located within the Town of Monroe including the Village of Harriman, and the Village of Monroe. All powers and duties of this office, as well as collection procedures, are statutory and defined in the New York State Real Property Tax Law.
Tax bill information is available on the website. New owners, subdivisions, or property merges are not shown until the following year. To access your tax bill, click on the link below and search it by entering owner name, section, block, lot #, tax bill number or property address. Previous years may be searched by clicking the box with the year in it and then select the year you would like from the drop box.
Manage/Pay your Real Property Tax Bill at any time. For Tax online payments there is a convenience fee that will be applied for the service. The fees are as follows: Visa, MasterCard and Discover Credit cards 2.45% percent, Visa Debit $3.95, E-Check $1.75.
The Tax Collector collects the General Property Taxes in January. The bills are generally mailed out the last week in December. Payments can be made upon receipt of bill through January 31st, without penalty. If they are paid on/after February 1st, there is a penalty, see below:
February: 1% penalty March: 2% penalty (plus $2 Second Notice Fee) After April 1st 2024 (due to last day of March falling on a Sunday), all unpaid parcels are turned over to Orange County for collection.
Acceptable methods of payment: Personal Check, Money Order, Credit Card (fee of 2.45% of total bill), Debit Card (fee of $3.95) or E-Check (fee of $1.75). Payments by mail or in person. Checks made payable to Town of Monroe Tax Collector. **Please include phone number on check. NO CASH PAYMENTS. CREDIT CARD AND E-CHECK PAYMENTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AT TOWN HALL.
All payments have to be made for the total amount due. We do not accept partial payments or post dated checks. The property tax bill contains levies for the Town, County, Fire District, and any special districts. In addition, if school or sewer bills are unpaid the previous year, they will be re-levied on the recent Property Tax Bill.
The Town of Monroe Tax Office does not collect Village Tax Bills; they are mailed out early June, and School Taxes for the School District are mailed out early September. Please contact their tax office with any questions you may have regarding any of these tax bills. School Taxes https://www.infotaxonline.com/FindProperty.aspx?33 845-460-6276 Village of Monroe Taxes: https://egov.basgov.com/villageofmonroe/ 845-782-8341 Village of Harriman https://egov.basgov.com/villageofharriman/ 845-783-4421