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The Tax Collector will be in the office Monday, December 2nd, 
and out of the office on Friday, December 6th.
 
Final 2024/Preliminary 2025 bills were mailed Sept 20, 2024.
Click HERE  to pay or lookup amounts due online. Digital copies of bills are also available online.
 
4th quarter taxes are due November 1st and the grace period for the
4th quarter is until November 12, 2024.
Payments received after 11/12 are subject to an interest penalty fee. 
 
 
 
Tax Collector Office
1st Floor
Bowers Building
6 W. Main St.
Mendham, NJ 07945
Liz Holtz, Borough Tax Collector, CTC
973-543-7152 *17
Office Hours
Friday 8:30-3:30pm
Tuesday afternoon by appointment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

PROPERTY TAX DUE DATES
Billing Quarter
Months Covered
Due Date
Deadline 
1st Quarter January - March 1-Feb 10-Feb
2nd Quarter April - June 1-May 10-May
3rd Quarter July - September 1-Aug 10-Aug
4th Quarter October - December 1-Nov 10-Nov
If the 10th falls on a weekend or a Borough holiday, the grace period is extended to the Borough’s next business day.
  • Seniors already in the Senior Freeze Program
    • Filing deadline for PTR-2 Form is October 31, 2024.
    • Your PTR-2 Form needs to be certified by the Tax Collector.
    • Seniors who are already in the program should have received their 2023 PTR-2 forms in February 2024.
    • Instruction PTR-2 Form
  • Seniors Filing for the First Time
  • If you need a PTR form certified, you may send an email to the Tax Collector. Please include the following information:
    1. If you need the PTR-1A (first time filers only) or PTR-2A.
    2. Your property address.
    3. Please indicate if questions A, B, C, or D apply. These are regading partial ownership of property.
    4. If you would like the form returned to you via US Post Office mail or if you would like to pick it up at the Borough offices. 
    5. Allow 4 days for completion.
  • Program Information
  • The program provides property tax relief to New Jersey resident homeowners who owned or rented their principal residence (main home) on October 1, 2019, and meet the required income limits.
  • ANCHOR hotline at 1-888-238-1233. 
    • Homeowner Qualification
      • You are considered a homeowner if, on October 1, 2019, you:
        • Owned a house.
        • Owned a condominium and paid property taxes on your unit. 
        • Were a resident shareholder of a cooperative housing complex.
        • Were a resident of a continuing care retirement community and your continuing care contract requires you to pay the proportionate share of property taxes attributable to your unit.
      • You do not qualify if your residence was completely exempt from paying property taxes or you made PILOT (Payments-in-Lieu-of-Tax) payments.
    • Tenant Qualification
      • Tenants who had previously been ineligible because their units are under PILOT (Payment in Lieu of Taxes) agreements are now eligible to apply for the benefit.
        • You are considered a tenant if, on October 1, 2019, you:
          • Rented an apartment, condominium, or house.
          • Rented or owned a mobile home located in a mobile home park.
        • You do not qualify if you lived in tax-exempt, subsidized, or campus housing.
      • A​​​​pplication Deadline
        • The deadline for filing your ANCHOR benefit application was December 29, 2023. 
      • Income Eligibility Requirements and Tax Relief Amount
        • Homeowners with incomes of $150,000 or less will receive $1,500.
        • Homeowners with incomes more than $150,000 and up to $250,000 will receive $1,000.
        • Renters with incomes of $150,000 or less will receive $450.
      •  How Eligilble Homowners and Renters can Apply
        • By Phone 1-877-658-2972   
          • Eligible renters no phone option.
        • Upload or mail a paper application and necessary attachments using the program's Electronic Filing System.