The most likely reason is that your property has been scheduled for sale.

Once a property is scheduled for sale it becomes subject to additional charges and penalties. The system cannot calculate these charges automatically. If you still wish to pay your taxes with a credit card you may do so over the phone by calling the Tax Claim office during regular business hours.

The control number is a six-digit number that uniquely identifies a tax parcel within Wayne County. This number is printed on every tax bill and tax claim notice. If you do not know or have access to your control number, you may search for your property by the owner's last name.

No. This site is for paying delinquent (overdue) taxes only. Your current taxes must be paid to your tax collector.

Yes, you are responsible for the credit card processing fee.

Every time you use a credit card a fee is assessed. When you use your credit card in a store, the store pays the fee. However, it would be unfair to other taxpayers for the taxing body to pay these fees.

Please note that these additional fees do not go to the taxing body. They go directly to the credit card processing company.

The credit card processing company sets this restriction. You may pay delinquent taxes on more than four properties, but you will need to make multiple payments.

There may be several reasons:

• Your property may not have been turned in to Tax Claim or entered into the system. Tax collectors do not turn overdue taxes in to the Tax Claim office until January 1st of the year following when those taxes were due. If you are trying to pay taxes for the current calendar year, you will need to contact your tax collector (each township and borough has its own tax collector).
• You may have searched on the wrong name. If you are a joint owner on a property, try searching on a fellow owner's name. If you believe there is a mistake, please call the Tax Claim Office.