DATE: November 15, 2016

MEDIA CONTACT: Dana F. Buker, 954-357-5378

Records, Taxes and Treasury Division

EMAIL: revenue@broward.org

BROWARD COUNTY, FL - County 2016 property tax bills must be paid by November 30th, 2016 to receive the 4% early payment discount. Residents can save time and avoid long lines by using the County's one-day express tax payment drop-off service event on Wednesday, November 30th, located at the  Governmental Center west-side Annex entrance, 115 S. Andrews Ave., in Fort Lauderdale. Tax payments can be submitted to the express drop off service from 10AM to 4PM.

To access the event, customers should enter the parking lot from the Brickell Avenue side of the Governmental Center and follow the signs into the public parking lot. County staff wearing official shirts and badges will be on hand to collect payments.

In order for tax payments to be accepted by express drop-off, they must be:

• Current 2016 tax payments only - no delinquent tax payments will be accepted
• Accompanied by original tax bill (which will be stamped "Received" by the collection agent, and that portion returned to you as proof of submitting payment)
• Payment in full (no partial payments)
• Payment by Check Only (personal or certified), no cash or credit card payments will be accepted. All checks must be in US Funds, issued by a US Bank Account

Payments will be processed on the day they are received. Taxpayers can visit broward.county-taxes.com to verify that their payment has posted, and to print a copy of their receipt by entering their property account number.

The Records, Taxes and Treasury Division will continue to accept property tax payments at their offices in the Governmental Center Annex, 115 S. Andrews Ave., Suite A100, Fort Lauderdale, through March 31, 2017. Payments can also be mailed in your green return envelope, made online, or at any Broward County branch of Wells Fargo through March 31, 2017.

All property taxes not paid by March 31, 2017 are delinquent and subject to interest and fees.

For more information, call 954-831-4000.

About Broward County's Records, Taxes and Treasury Division
Records, Taxes and Treasury (RTT) serves as the County's tax collector, provides treasury services, and is the statutory repository for the Official Records of the County. The Division, part of the Finance and Administrative Services Department, collects residential and commercial property taxes, local business taxes, tourist development taxes, and other taxes on behalf of various authorities. The Division also records documents into the County's official Land Records, ensures compliance with Florida law relating to the preparation, accessibility, retention, and disposal of public records, provides Clerk to the Board functions including official County Commission minutes, agendas, and depository for county ordinances, resolutions, and the administrative code. RTT serves as an agent for the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to register and title vehicles, mobile homes, and vessels, and issue disabled parking permits, provides passport application services, and serves as an agent for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to issue hunting and fishing licenses.