Tax Cycle Calendar – Important Dates to Remember (Mobile Home)

January – Mobile Home tax statements are mailed to all mobile home owners during the month of January.

February – A 5% discount is available off of mobile home taxes if paid in full on or before February 15th *.

March – The first installment of mobile home taxes is due by March 1st *. If the first installment of taxes is not paid by March 1st a 2% penalty is assessed. Statement of Taxes Owing are mailed out to mobile home owners with delinquent taxes.

April – If the first installment of taxes is not paid by April 1st * another 2% penalty is assessed.

May – If the first installment of taxes is not paid by May 1st * another 2% penalty is assessed.

June – If the first installment of taxes is not paid by June 1st * another 2% penalty is assessed.

July – If the first installment of taxes is not paid by July 1st * a final 2% penalty is assessed. The second installment of taxes is due by July 1st. If the second installment is not paid by July 1st a 2% penalty is assessed. Statement of Taxes Owing are mailed out to property owners with delinquent taxes.

August – If the second installment of taxes is not paid by August 1st * another 2% penalty is assessed.

A Warning & Notice for Delinquent Taxes letter is mailed out to mobile home owners with delinquent taxes.  10 business days after the mailing of the Warning & Notice letters, a Sheriff’s Letter is mailed out. This letter states that after 10 business days after the Sheriff’s Letter is mailed a notice will be posted on the mobile home stating that the home has been distrained for non-payment of mobile home taxes.

September – If the second installment of taxes is not paid by September 1st * another 2% penalty is assessed.

For properties with outstanding mobile home taxes, distrainment notices are posted by the Sheriff’s office on those mobile homes, a Notice of Sale is published in the Fargo Forum newspaper, and the sale of those mobile homes takes place at the front door of the Cass County Courthouse on the specified date as published in the Notice of Sale.

October – If the second installment of taxes is not paid by October 1st * a final 2% penalty is assessed.

* If a tax payment deadline falls on a weekend or county holiday the deadline is the next business day. If mailing in a payment the payment must be postmarked  by the deadline or it will be considered late and subject to normal penalties. It is recommended to take your payment to a main post office to be mailed to ensure it has the correct postmark.

For taxes owing for prior years, interest is assessed at the rate of 1/2% per month. Interest is added on the first of the month.