Tax and Utility Billing and Collections FAQs

Tax bills are mailed twice a year. In June for 3rd quarter and September for 4th, 1st & 2nd quarters.

February 1, May 1, August 1 and November 1

There is a 10 day grace period.  If the 10th fall on a holiday or weekend, the grace period is extended to the next business day. Please be advised payments must be received in the Tax Office by 4:30pm on or before the last day of the grace period – postmarks are not permitted.  Payments made online, must be received by 11:59pm on the last day of the grace period.  The drop box is checked at 4:30pm on the last day of the grace period.  Any payments received in the drop box after 4:30pm, will be considered paid as of the next business day.

The Township of Verona has adopted by resolution an interest rate of 8% for the first $1,500 of delinquency, and 18% for any delinquency over $1,500 as allowed per state statute N.J.S.A 54:4-67, as well as a 6% year-end penalty on any balance owing as of December 31  st  in excess of $10,000.00.

NJSA 54:4-64(3) States the validity of any tax or assessment, or the time at which it shall be payable, shall not be affected by the failure of a taxpayer to receive a tax bill, but every taxpayer is put on notice to ascertain from the proper official of the taxing district the amount which may be due for taxes or assessments against him or his property.

Interest cannot be waived. State statute N.J.S.A 54:4-66 (a) states “Taxes for municipalities operating under the calendar fiscal year shall be payable the first installment as hereinafter provided on February 1, the second installment on May 1, the third installment on August 1 and the fourth installment on November 1, after which dates if unpaid, they shall become delinquent and remain delinquent until such time as all unpaid taxes, including taxes and other liens subsequently due and unpaid, together with interest have been fully paid and satisfied”. Interest is taken on any payment that is not received in our office by the end of the grace period.

For the first time, NJ residents can apply for three PTR programs – Senior Freeze, ANCHOR and Stay NJ – on a single application called PAS-1. This combined application can be used by both homeowners and renters. There will no longer be ANCHOR-H or ANCHOR-T applications.

New Jersey residents who were 65 and older, or recipients of Social Security Disability, during Tax Year 2024 may be eligible to file the combined application (Form PAS-1).

For Senior Freeze recipients, the application looks different, and the income standards also have changed. You also no longer have to include proof of property taxes paid. If you already have a “base year” established, it will be printed on line 13 for homeowners, or line 21 for mobile homeowners.

For ANCHOR homeowner recipients, you are no longer required to have an Identification Number and PIN to file for benefits.

The deadline for submitting a Tax Year 2024 property tax relief application is October 31, 2025.

File a paper property tax relief application (Form PAS-1) for all three property tax programs: ANCHOR, Property Tax Reimbursement (Senior Freeze), and the Stay NJ Property Tax Benefit.

Alternatively, they have the option to file the combined application online at propertytaxrelief.nj.gov

There will be no auto-file for these applicants.

They will file their property tax relief application via one of the following methods:

• The Division will auto-file for some applicants;

• They can file an online application at propertytaxrelief.nj.gov ; or

• They can file a paper application.

The online application will be the same for all applicants regardless of age, disability status, or whether they own or rent their principal residence.

The Division will send a letter to combined application filers explaining the ANCHOR, Senior Freeze, and Stay NJ benefit amounts calculated for each applicant. The Division will begin sending these letters in October 2025.

Individuals who are 65 and older or recipients of Social Security Disability are expected to begin receiving the combined application (Form PAS-1) by mail in March 2025.

Individuals who are under 65 or do not receive Social Security Disability are expected to begin receiving applications by mail in late summer 2025.

No. There is no need to provide proof of property taxes paid (no Senior Freeze verification forms: PTR-1A, PTR-1A Co-op, PTR-1B, PTR-2A, PTR-2A Co-op, or PTR-2B), even for first-time applicants.

Applicants who file a paper PAS-1 application will be mailed a paper check. There will be no direct deposit payment option for these applicants.

Applicants who file the online PAS-1 application at propertytaxrelief.nj.gov will have the option to receive a direct deposit.

Property Tax Reimbursement (Senior Freeze) payments will begin in July 2025 and continue on a rolling basis.

• ANCHOR payments will begin in September 2025 and continue on a rolling basis. Most applicants will receive their payment about 90 days after applying, unless additional information is needed to process the application.

• Stay NJ program benefit payments are expected to be paid quarterly beginning in 2026. The payments will be scheduled for February 2026, May 2026, August 2026, and November 2026. The February 2026 and May 2026 payments are subject to budget appropriations in the Fiscal Year 2026 State Budget. The August 2026 and November 2026 payments are subject to budget appropriations in the Fiscal Year 2027 State Budget.

* The availability of New Jersey’s property tax relief programs is subject to State Budget appropriations.