Not the OTR tax certificate. A closing still needs the official certificate from the Office of Tax and Revenue. Details
The DC real property tax certificate
Issued byOffice of Tax and Revenue (OTR), Real Property Tax Administration
Fee$15 per lot (SSL), non-refundable
Delayby email within about 10 business days; no rush requests
Requested bytitle companies, settlement agents, buyers, lenders
What the certificate reports
- Real property taxes in arrears.
- Unpaid DC Water and sewer charges, Clean City liabilities, Business Improvement District taxes, vault rents and special assessments.
What you can read here now
- Annual tax and the balance due shown in the public tax extract, by year.
- Tax sale flags, BID, water and sewer and PACE balances shown in the extract.
- Building permits since 2009, vacant or blighted status, last sale and assessed value.
What this site is not
Not the OTR certificate: a settlement still needs it. The extract is a snapshot and does not include every charge the certificate covers (Clean City, vault rents). We pass your request to nobody.
Property and tax report, PDF, $19. Real property tax and balance due by year, tax sale flags, water and sewer, BID and PACE balances shown in the tax extract, every building permit since 2009 with fees, vacant or blighted status, last sale and the assessed value against the neighborhood.