Don't forget ...

For those who waited to pay property taxes close to the Dec. 31 deadline, there will also be a wait in line at the Lee County Courthouse, or at the satellite office in Smiths Station.

By: William White Staff Writer | Opelika Auburn News
Published: December 30, 2008

If the lines in the Lee County Courthouse Monday are any indication, some property owners have delayed paying their property taxes until the last few days.
“With the economy, a lot of people waited,” said Lee County Revenue Commissioner Oline Price. “So if they do wait, then they have to understand they will stand in line.”
While Lee County property taxes (ad valorem taxes) are due every Oct. 1, they are delinquent after this Wednesday, Dec. 31. The county courthouse will be closed Thursday, Jan. 1, and Friday, Jan. 2, and reopens Monday, Jan. 5. Courthouse hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
In Lee County, residents have several options to pay their taxes as listed on the county’s Web site:
- You may come to the revenue commissioner’s office at the courthouse in downtown Opelika and make payment in person by cash, check or money order.
- You may come to the revenue commissioner’s satellite office in Smiths Station at the Government Center, 2336 Lee Road 430, Suite 120, across from Wachovia Bank.
- You may pay by mail with check or money order to:
Oline W. Price, Lee County Revenue Commissioner
P.O. Box 2413
Opelika, AL 36803-2413
Price said they will accept a Wednesday, Dec. 31, postmark on payments, but the receipt will reflect a date of 2009. If a 2008 date on the receipt is needed for tax purposes, then payment needs to be made in the office or online on or before Wednesday.
- You may pay property tax online up until midnight, Wednesday, Dec. 31. This gives you the ability to pay your property taxes at your convenience, any time day or night — the convenience of paying from your home, work or anywhere that you have access to the Internet. The online option gives you the opportunity to pay your taxes securely using either your PayPal account, credit card, a debit card or E check. A 3-percent convenience fee will be applied. This is not a fee charged by the revenue commissioner’s office; it is charged by PayPal as a convenience fee. An E check payment through Paypal is .007 percent up to a maximum of $5.
To pay property taxes online, visit www.leeco.us, click on “Revenue Commissioner” in the menu bar, and work through the process.