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Saluda County Delinquent Tax Collector’s Office

The function of the Delinquent Tax Collector is to collect delinquent real and personal taxes, assessments, penalties, and cost; to notify taxpayers of delinquent taxes owed, and maintain an accurate, up-to-date account of monies collected.  Once a property tax bill is deemed delinquent (March 17th of each year), the debt goes into execution and the County Treasurer forwards the bill to the Delinquent Tax Office for collection as explained in South Carolina Code of Laws 12-51-40.

This Department:

  • sends out notices for past due taxes on real property, mobile homes, and business personal taxes
  • collects and processes delinquent tax payments
  • seizes property for non-payment, in accordance with SC Code of Laws, Title 12
  • plans, conducts, and manages the yearly tax sale
  • has title abstracting & mortgage research completed
  • follows the duties listed in SC Code of Laws, Title 12
  • issues tax deeds at the end of the redemption period each year

This Department does NOT:

  • accept payments for non-delinquent tax notices (Treasurer’s office)
  • accept payments for vehicle taxes, current nor late (Treasurer’s office)
  • revise tax notices (Auditor’s office)
  • determine values on real property (Assessor’s office)
  • determine values on personal property (Auditor’s office)
  • accept applications for legal residence (Assessor’s office)
  • accept applications for Mobile Home registrations (Assessor’s office)
  • abate taxes, penalties, and/or interest (Auditor’s office)

Saluda County has contracted with a third-party collection agency to collect delinquent taxes on Mobile Homes and Business Personal Property. American Financial Credit Services (AFCS) specializes in government debt recovery.  Delinquent business personal property or mobile home taxes may be submitted to AFCS for collection.  You can contact them at 1-888-317-2327, ext 2 or at www.afcsoptions.com

 

ATTENTION 
DELINQUENT PAYMENTS

All DELINQUENT LAND/HOME/MOBILE HOME/BPP payments will be taken at the Delinquent Tax Collector’s office located at 111 Law Range St., Saluda, SC  29138. 

Payments will be accepted Mon-Fri from 8:30 am-4:30 pm by credit card, debit card, personal check, cash, or money order. All credit and debit card transactions are subject to a fee of 2.35% of the total. No personal checks accepted after October 1st.  If you are redeeming a property, you must see the Delinquent Tax Collector and cannot just drop the payment in the box.  

2023 and older Mobile Home and Business Personal tax notices can no longer be made at a county office.  These must be paid through American Financial Credit Services.

If you have any questions regarding delinquent payments, please call the

Delinquent Tax Collector at 864-445-4500, ext. 2209.

**All vehicle, boat, and motor payments will continue to be taken at the Treasurer’s office inside the courthouse in Suite 5.