Alexandria Mails 2022 First Half Real Estate Tax Bills

For Immediate Release: May 17, 2022

The City of Alexandria has mailed bills for the first half 2022 real estate tax, refuse fee, and stormwater utility fee to all property owners and/or mortgage companies. The calendar year 2022 real estate tax rate is $1.11 per $100 of assessed value.

Unlike the real estate tax, the refuse fee and stormwater utility fee are based on the City's fiscal year, which runs from July 1 through June 30. The first half refuse fee is $242.11 per can, which is half of the $484.22 annual refuse rate for FY 2022. The first half stormwater utility fee is $140 per Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU), which is half of the $280 annual fee for FY 2022.

On the second half 2022 real estate tax bills which will be mailed in October 2022, increases to both the refuse and stormwater utility fees will take effect. The second half 2022 refuse fee will increase to $250 per can (half of the $500 per can FY 2023 annual refuse fee) and the stormwater utility fee will increase to $147 per ERU (half of the $294 per ERU FY 2023 annual stormwater utility fee).

First half real estate tax and fee payments are due Wednesday, June 15. Late payment penalty and interest will be assessed on all real estate taxes and fees that are not paid or postmarked by the due date. The late payment penalty is five percent of the tax if paid by June 30, 2022, and 10 percent of the tax if paid on or after July 1, 2022, or $10, whichever is greater. The late payment penalty is 10 percent of the refuse fee. Interest on tax and late payment penalty accrues at an annual rate of 10 percent for the first year and five percent for each year thereafter, beginning June 16, 2022, and continues until the entire outstanding balance is paid. Interest accrues on unpaid refuse fees at an annual rate of 10 percent and stormwater utility fees at an annual rate of 6 percent, beginning June 16, 2022. There is no late payment penalty on the stormwater utility fee.

To appeal the stormwater utility fee with the Director of the Department of Transportation and Environmental Services, please submit a Stormwater Utility Fee Appeal and Adjustment Request Form by June 15, 2022. Forms will be available after May 15 on the City's website at alexandriava.gov/Stormwater and at the Stormwater Management Division, 2900‐B Business Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22314.

The Code of Virginia does not allow for waiver of tax, penalty, or interest due to inability to pay or failure to receive a tax bill. Property owners who do not receive a real estate tax bill in the mail and do not have their real estate taxes paid by their mortgage companies should contact the City's Treasury Division at [email protected], or call 703.746.4800, Option 2, to request a bill before June 15. Detailed real estate tax balances and payment history are available 24 hours a day on the City's website at realestate.alexandriava.gov. Property owners who changed their mailing address but did not previously report this change to the City can update their address by contacting the Office of Real Estate Assessment at [email protected] to ensure that future bills and correspondence are mailed to the correct address.

The most convenient way to pay is by credit card or eCheck on the City's website at alexandriava.gov/Payments. Real estate tax payments can also be mailed to: City of Alexandria, P.O. Box 34750, Alexandria, VA 22334-0750. In-person payments are accepted at the Treasury Division, City Hall, Room 1510, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. A drop box on the Royal Street side of City Hall is available 24 hours a day. Payments must be in the drop box by midnight on June 15, 2022, to be considered on time.

General information about the City's real estate tax is available at alexandriava.gov/RealEstateTax. Information on real estate assessments, appeals, or updating the property owner's mailing address is available from the Office of Real Estate Assessments at alexandriava.gov/RealEstate. Information on the stormwater utility fee is available at alexandriava.gov/Stormwater.

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