{"id":104525,"date":"2020-12-23T20:50:16","date_gmt":"2020-12-24T01:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=104525"},"modified":"2020-12-23T20:50:16","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T01:50:16","slug":"city-of-allentown-real-estate-taxes-due","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=104525","title":{"rendered":"CITY OF ALLENTOWN REAL ESTATE TAXES DUE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>City of Allentown 2020 Real Estate Tax, 2021 Business License renewal and 2021 Rental Registration payments are due Thursday, December 31, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Allentown\u2019s Department of Finance has some tips and suggestions for anyone planning to make those payments between now and the end of the year.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you are coming into City Hall to make your payment in person, please have all your bills ready.\u00a0 If you do not have them, please contact the appropriate department for copies prior to your arrival.<\/li>\n<li>In-person payments can be accepted until 4:00 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>To limit crowding in our lobbies, we suggest using the yellow payment drop box located outside the main entrance to City Hall.\u00a0 This payment box is located on N. Penn St, the road that separates City Hall from the Lehigh County Courthouse.\u00a0 Please seal your bill(s) along with your check\/money order in an envelope and drop it in that box.\u00a0 Please do not put cash in that box.\u00a0 Payments placed in this box do not require postage.<\/li>\n<li>If you plan on mailing your payment, please make sure it is postmarked on or before 12\/31\/2020.\u00a0 City Real Estate Tax payments that are postmarked after 12\/31 cannot be accepted and will be returned to the sender.<\/li>\n<li>If you were unable to have your payment postmarked 12\/31, you can place your check, dated 12\/31\/2020, in the payment drop box explained above, any time before Monday, January 4, 2021 at 7:00 a.m.\u00a0 Payments collected this way, for City bills that were due 12\/31\/2020, will be considered on-time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed Senate Bill 841 in April. Among other things, the bill provided flexibility on property tax deadlines.\u00a0The measure allowed taxing districts to waive late fees and penalties for real estate taxes paid by December 31, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nInformation provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nMike Moore<br \/>\nCommunications Manager<br \/>\nMayor&#8217;s Office<br \/>\n 435 Hamilton Street<br \/>\n Allentown, PA 18101<br \/>\n Mike.Moore@allentownpa.gov<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.AllentownPA.gov<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; City of Allentown 2020 Real Estate Tax, 2021 Business License renewal and 2021 Rental Registration payments are due Thursday, December 31, 2020. 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