DATE: March 17, 2015
MEDIA CONTACT: Dana F. Buker, Operations Manager
Records, Taxes and Treasury Division
PHONE: 954-357-5378
EMAIL: revenue@broward.org

BROWARD COUNTY, FL - County 2015 property taxes must be paid by March 31, 2016 to avoid delinquency. Residents can save time, avoid long lines and reduce parking congestion traditionally associated with making property tax payments by using the County's drive-through kiosk, located in the parking lot of the Governmental Center, 115 S Andrews Ave., in Fort Lauderdale. The outdoor kiosk will be open from 10AM to 4PM on Thursday, March 31, 2016.

To access the kiosk, customers should enter the parking lot from the Brickell Ave (west) 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 2015 tax payments only - no delinquent tax payments will be accepted.
• Accompanied by original tax bill stub (which will be stamped "Received" by the collection agent).
• Payment in full (no partial payments).
• Payment by Check Only (personal or certified), no cash or credit card payments can be made at the kiosk.  All checks must be in US Funds, issued by a US Bank Account.

Payments will be processed on the day they're received. Residents 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, 2016. Payments can also be made online, and at any Broward County branch of Wells Fargo through March 31, 2016.

Important: The Tax Collector's Office will not be accepting new applications for Local Business Tax Receipts on March 31, 2016. We will resume accepting new applications on Friday, April 1st.

All property taxes not paid by March 31, 2016 are delinquent and subject to penalties. For more information, visit our website or 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.