St. Louis County residents hit with fees after on-time property tax payments went unposted

ST. LOUIS COUNTY (First Alert 4) — Some St. Louis County homeowners say they paid their property taxes on time, only to receive delinquency notices, double charges, and months of unresolved communication with the county.

Frank Calph, a 75-year-old Florissant resident, said he mailed a cashier’s check for his property taxes in December. He said he did not learn the payment had never posted until he received a delinquency notice. His bill, he said, is now nearly $1,000 higher at $7,142.

“I’ve never been late. It’s always been way before time due,” Calph said. “I thought they had to be mistaken.”…

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