Mecklenburg County officials announced on April 6 that the names and principal amounts owed by about 43,000 property owners with delinquent 2025 real and personal property tax bills will be published in The Charlotte Observer on Sunday, April 12.
The publication is required by North Carolina law and aims to notify taxpayers of their outstanding obligations for the previous year. Taxpayers can check what they owe, including principal and interest charges, by visiting Tax.MeckNC.gov and using the Tax Bill Lookup feature. Bills paid after Feb. 27 may still appear in the advertisement.
The Office of the Tax Collector has several options for collecting unpaid taxes as outlined in state statutes. These include seizing tax refunds or lottery winnings, garnishing funds, levying personal property for sale, or foreclosing on real estate to satisfy unpaid county taxes. Properties eligible for foreclosure are listed at Tax.MeckNC.gov. Officials say these actions may be taken after taxes become delinquent and do not depend on whether a taxpayer’s name appears in the newspaper listing.
Taxpayers have multiple payment options: online at MeckNC.gov/PayTax using credit card, debit card or e-check; by phone toll-free at 1-800-994-1026 with service available in English or Spanish; by mail using the return envelope included with their bill; or in person at the Valerie C. Woodard Center during business hours. There is no fee for electronic check payments, but a convenience fee applies when paying by credit or debit card.
In related context about Mecklenburg County schools, enrollment dropped by 0.4% during the 2022-23 school year compared to the previous year according to North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. The total number of students enrolled was reported as 153,537 by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
