Search And Pay Hernando County Property Taxes

This page helps with Property Tax tasks in Hernando County, Florida, including checking a bill, paying taxes, understanding payment timing, and knowing which office handles common questions.

The main payment path runs through the Hernando County Tax Collector, while values, exemptions, homestead questions, and appraisal details are handled by the Hernando County Property Appraiser.

Hernando County property tax bill search and payment

Use the Hernando County Tax Collector property tax payment service to view or pay a current tax bill. The service asks for the current tax year account information before showing the bill.

• Tax type
• Alternate Key
• Combined tax and assessment

After entering the bill information, use the bill view to confirm the account and payment amount before paying.

• Open the search and pay Hernando County property taxes service.
• Enter the requested tax bill information for the current tax year.
• Review the bill before submitting payment.
• Use the bulk add option when paying more than 10 accounts at once, up to 500 accounts, with login required.

Free e-check payments are accepted online for Property Tax payments.

Payment methods and fees

Hernando County property tax payments may be made online for current and delinquent taxes, but tax deed payments are not accepted online because certified funds are required.

If an e-check payment is rejected by the financial institution, a penalty fee applies, with a minimum of $25.00 and a maximum of 5% depending on the rejected check amount.

Property tax dates and discounts

Annual tax bills are mailed on the last weekday of October, and collection begins November 1. If a tax bill has not arrived by November 15, a taxpayer may contact the Tax Collector for a duplicate or download one online.

The current property and tangible tax discount schedule is:

Property taxes become delinquent on April 1. For current tax year payments mailed during a discount period, the postmark determines the payment date. Delinquent payments are posted by the date received.

Tax Collector and Property Appraiser roles

The Hernando County Tax Collector collects taxes and payments set by taxing authorities. The office handles payment verification, receipts, duplicate tax notices, installment plan processing, and property tax collection.

The Hernando County Property Appraiser identifies, locates, and values real and tangible personal property for ad valorem tax purposes. Use the Property Appraiser for property records, values, appraisal details, homestead and other exemptions, address changes, GIS maps, and tax estimates.

For valuation and exemption tasks, visit the Hernando County Property Appraiser property services.

Tax estimator and bill details

The Hernando County tax estimator can approximate taxes using a market or assessment value and a chosen tax district. It is designed to show how tax dollars are allocated for the current fiscal year.

Use the estimator as a planning tool, not as a final tax bill. It does not account for every variable, and a property may have additional special assessments on an upcoming bill.

Open the Hernando County property tax estimator when you need an estimate before a final bill is available.

Installment plan and partial payments

Florida law allows an installment payment plan for property taxes. A taxpayer who chooses the installment method pays based on an estimated tax equal to the actual taxes levied on the property in the prior year.

To participate, the estimated taxes must be more than $100 for each tax notice. The application must be returned to the county tax collector by April 30, and the first installment payment must be made by June 30.

Taxpayers not on the installment plan may request a partial payment application from the Tax Collector. The taxpayer must understand that discounts are lost, no more than five partial payments may be made, and the balance is due by March 31.

Delinquent taxes, tax certificates, and tax deeds

Unpaid property taxes become delinquent on April 1. Parcels with taxes not paid in full may be advertised in the delinquent tax certificate sale list for three consecutive weeks.

Hernando County tax lien activity is available through LienHub, where users may participate in the annual tax certificate auction during May and June, buy county-held tax liens year-round, or view certificate and redemption portfolio information.

Use Hernando County tax lien services on LienHub for tax certificate auction and county-held lien options.

Property tax contacts

Use these offices for property tax payments, bill questions, exemptions, values, and appraisal-related questions in Hernando County.

• Hernando County Tax Collector Main Office, 20 North Main St, Room 112, Brooksville, FL 34601. Phone: (352) 754-4180. Fax: (352) 754-4189.
• Hernando County Tax Collector Spring Hill Office, 7701 Forest Oaks Blvd, Spring Hill, FL 34606. No public phone. Fax: (352) 688-5089. No mail is accepted at this address.
• Partial payment application contact. Email: tc@hernandocounty.us.
• Hernando County Property Appraiser Main Office, 201 Howell Ave., Suite 300, Brooksville, FL 34601-2042. Phone: (352) 754-4190. Email: pa@co.hernando.fl.us.
• Hernando County Property Appraiser Westside Office, 7525 Forest Oaks Blvd, Spring Hill, FL 34606. Phone: (352) 754-4190.