TAX COLLECTOR
Contact
Location
City Hall
18 York Street
Lambertville, NJ, 08530
Tax Collector
Jessica Crea
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 609-397-0110, press 7
Tuesdays 5:00-7:00PM
Lindsay Hansche
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 609-397-0110 x112
Available Monday - Friday
Office Hours
The Tax Collector is in the office Tuesday evenings from 5pm to 7pm. If you need immediate help, please reach out to Lindsay Hansche, the Deputy Clerk. We encourage residents to pay online here. You may also make your quarterly tax payment at City Hall, Monday through Friday during regular business hours.
For your convenience, the City has a tax look-up tool available 24/7. If you don't know your block and lot number, you can do the search by your last name or address online.
Tax Due Dates
1st Quarter | February 1st |
2nd Quarter | May 1st |
3rd Quarter | August 1st |
4th Quarter | November 1st |
Tax Sale
The link to the Tax Sale Information can be found at https://lambertville.newjerseytaxsale.com/.
Tax Collector Information
About the Tax Collector
The Tax Collector is responsible for the billing, collection, reporting and enforcement of municipal taxes for the City of Lambertville. As a statutory officer of the State of New Jersey, the Tax Collector is obligated to follow all the State Statutes regarding property tax collection including billing, due dates, interest on delinquent tax payments and tax sale procedures.
About Tax Bills
Property tax bills are mailed out once a year after all budgets (municipal, county, school districts and fire district) have been approved. This generally occurs at the end of June. Added Assessment bills are mailed out in October. Added Assessment bills are for improvements made to your property after October 1st of the pre-tax year to September 30th of the current tax year.
Tax Payments are due on a quarterly basis as follows:
1st Quarter | February 1st |
2nd Quarter | May 1st |
3rd Quarter | August 1st |
4th Quarter | November 1st |
Payments are due by the 10th of the month to avoid interest. Interest is 8% on the first $1500 and 18% on all delinquencies thereafter. There is a 6% year end penalty on all balances (including interest) over $10,000 as of December 31st.
The Tax Collector is in the office Tuesday evenings from 5:00 to 7:00pm. We encourage residents to pay online here. You may also make your quarterly tax payment at City Hall, Monday through Friday during regular business hours.
You can make checks payable to: City of Lambertville
Checks can be mailed to:
Tax Office
City of Lambertville
18 York Street
Lambertville, New Jersey 08530
Property Tax Relief Programs
The State of New Jersey offers several programs for property tax relief. You may be eligible for one or more of these:
Online Options for Tax Payments
The Lambertville Property Tax online portal offers options that allow you to choose how you want to pay and when to schedule your payments.
The online portal allows for one-time payments via debit or credit card.
- Account enrollment allows each property owner to create and manage an e-wallet profile, allowing for safe and efficient future payments
- Ability to schedule future payments through the WIPP Online Payment Portal
- Online automatic sewer payments can be set up on the same portal.
Online payments are subject to service fees:
Electronic Check: $1.95 convenience fee
For debit/credit cards, an approximate fee of 2.95% of the total payment amount
Payment via Direct Withdrawal (ACH)
Never be late again!
By setting up direct withdrawal for property tax payments, funds are deducted automatically from your checking/savings account on a quarterly basis.
- No processing fees are charged for direct withdrawal payments
- No surprises - Email reminders are sent by the Tax Collector prior to each withdrawal
- Print the Direct Withdrawal form below. Mail or drop off the completed form and a voided check to the Tax Office at 18 York Street.