Property Tax Sale

My property is up for sale

To prevent a property from being sold, the full amount due must be paid prior to the start of the sale, which is scheduled for 10:00 a.m., November 9, 2009.

• Where and how do I pay?

  Payment, indicating the reference number of the one or more tax accounts in question, may be made by:

  • Cheque
  • Postal money order
  • Bank draft
  • Cash
  • Direct payment (debit card)

  Attention:

  • No personal cheques will be accepted after July 1, 2009.
  • Once a notice of sale is issued with reference to a tax bill, you can no longer pay it at a financial institution.
  • Payment can never be made by credit card.

  Your payment may be made to any service counter. If you wish to pay in cash, please first contact the office in question to ensure it will accept cash.

  Payments by mail are registered on the date received by the city. If you send a cheque, it may not include payment for all interest accrued at the moment we receive your payment. If that is the case, your tax bill will not be deemed to have been paid in full.

  • Accès Montréal offices or boroughs offices

  You can send your payment to:

  Service des finances
  Ville de Montréal
  C.P. 11 043, succursale Centre-Ville
  Montréal (Québec)
  H3C 4X8

• What happens as of September 2009?

  September 16, 2009, the city will publish in The Devoir a list of properties for which notices of sale have been issued and on which an outstanding balance remains due. A supplementary list may be published October 7 covering properties not included in the first publication .

  Publication fees equal to 5% of the capital balance (but not more than $2,000) will be charged to unpaid accounts.

  The city will at the same time record a prior notice of sale in the Montréal registration division’s land register for any property appearing on the list .

  The city will proceed with the sale of any listed property for which any outstanding balance remains unpaid on November 9, 2009.

  I would like to obtain a list of properties to be sold before the sale date. Where can I get it?

  • List of properties
    
• Where can I obtain further information?

  Please call 311 (island of Montréal) or 514 872-0311 (outside Montréal).