SAN DIEGO COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTION: 

- Collects $1.8 billion plus dollars in County, city, school, and special district taxes; processes any replicated payments within sixty (60) days, maintains complete and accurate files on the tax payment status of 800,000 parcels, and processes taxpayer inquiries in a timely and courteous manner. 

- Maintains records of all tax-defaulted parcels and computes amounts necessary to redeem when requested by the taxpayer; computes amounts and establishes controls for installment plans on redemptions; prepares and mails notices of Power to Sell; determines parcels to sell at public auction and selects dates of the sale; coordinates sale and accounts for proceeds of sale. 

- Collects $80 million in unsecured personal property taxes (business property, boats and airplanes). Prepares tax liens on delinquent unsecured taxpayers; and collects delinquent mobile home fees assigned to the County by the State before issuing Tax Clearance Certificates. Collects Business Certificates and Racehorse Tax. Responds to all taxpayer inquiries for property tax payment information.
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:
July 1 - Beginning of fiscal year
January 1 - Unsecured bills mailed out; Lien date for unsecured taxes.
August 31 - Unsecured deadline. A 10% penalty is added.
September - Treasurer-Tax Collector mails out original secured property tax bills
November 1 - First installment is due (Secured Property Tax) and delinquent Unsecured accounts are changed additional penalties of 1˝% until paid.
December 10 - First installment payment deadline. A 10% penalty is added after 5:00 p.m. *
February 1 - Second installment due (Secured Property Tax)
April 10 - Second installment payment deadline. A 10% penalty plus $10.00 cost is added after 5:00 p.m. *
May - Treasurer-Tax Collector mails delinquent notices for any unpaid, regular current taxes
June 30 - End of fiscal year
July 1 - Delinquent Secured accounts are transferred to delinquent tax roll and additional penalties added at 1- ˝% per month on any unpaid tax amounts, plus $15.00 redemption fee
* If a delinquent date falls on a weekend or holiday, the delinquent date is the next business day.