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When are property taxes due on a North Carolina rental?

Pay property tax by January 5 to avoid interest. North Carolina property taxes become delinquent January 6, when 2 percent interest is added immediately and 0.75 percent accrues each month after, with enforced collection available to counties.

Property tax bills issued: due September 1, plan payment. North Carolina property taxes are due September 1, and setting funds aside when bills arrive avoids scrambling before the January delinquency date.

The North Carolina rules

Each rule shows its schedule, its primary sources, and the date it was last verified.

Pay property tax by January 5 to avoid interest

Each year around January 5 · Last verified August 2026 · source 1 · source 2

Property tax bills issued: due September 1, plan payment

Each year around September 1 · Last verified August 2026 · source 1 · source 2

Related rules in North Carolina

The North Carolina guide lists every compliance obligation, the seasonal maintenance calendar, and baseline upkeep.

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What Landautomate does with this page

This guide is the reading version of the Landautomate North Carolina rule base. In the app, the same rules become dated tasks on each North Carolina property, timed to its purchase date, lease dates, age, and climate, with an email before each one is due. The free preview shows a sample of that schedule for North Carolina in under a minute, no account needed.

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