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Commission forgives late fees on misdirected mobile-home tax notice
Summary
After county staff explained a misspelled owner name led to two years of unpaid personal-property tax assessments on a mobile home, commissioners voted to forgive accrued late fees on notice account B0000157 and required payment of regular taxes.
Box Elder County commissioners voted to forgive late fees on notice account B0000157 after staff described a billing error caused by a misspelled homeowner name.
Treasurer's office staff explained the mobile home had been assessed as personal property and for two years the bill was mailed under the incorrect spelling "Justin Moore" instead of the recorded name; staff linked that clerical error to two years of nonpayment and late fees. The staff recommended forgiving late fees while collecting the underlying tax; Commissioner Perry moved to forgive the late fees and Commissioner Bingham seconded; the motion passed by voice vote.
County staff indicated the taxpayer is willing to pay the underlying regular taxes and that the forgiveness applies only to late fees tied to the clerical error.
