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San Luis Obispo County, California · Taxes and public finance

Pay property taxes in San Luis Obispo County

Tax bills, balances and payment options

1 provider · 1 official link (1 online) · 11 reviewed requirements · sources checked October 26, 2026

In San Luis Obispo County, 1 county department publishes 1 official link for this service, 1 of them online. Reviewed requirements cover deadlines (6), availability notices (3) and payment methods (2). 1 provider publishes reviewed fee items on its guide.

These are the San Luis Obispo County providers with a reviewed service link for this task. Other offices may also help, and a provider may serve only part of the county: check each service area. Fees and forms stay on each office’s guide, where their sources are cited.
County government

Tax Collector

View or pay property taxes (opens in a new tab)Online service

Official San Luis Obispo County property-tax bill or payment portal. Follow the county’s instructions for your bill type and review the amount and any payment charges before paying.

Availability · Supplemental bill lender arrangements
Supplemental bills go directly to the owner, who must decide with the lender who will pay them.
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San Luis Obispo County Treasurer-Tax Collector · San Luis Obispo County property-tax — Supplemental (opens in a new tab)

Property-tax local instructions: Supplemental bill lender arrangements; saved text paragraph 60

No, Supplemental Tax Bills are mailed directly to you. It is your responsibility to contact your lender to determine who will pay the Supplemental Tax Bill.

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Availability · Prior-year payment-plan inquiry
Contact the county redemption division for annual or monthly plans for prior-year taxes.
Source & saved evidence

San Luis Obispo County Treasurer-Tax Collector · San Luis Obispo County property-tax — Payment of Delinquent Property Taxes (opens in a new tab)

Property-tax local instructions: Prior-year payment-plan inquiry; saved text paragraph 77

For information on starting an annual or monthly payment plan for prior year taxes, please contact the County Tax Collector's Redemption Division at (805) 781-5836.

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Availability · Monthly plan does not prevent power to sell
A monthly prior-year plan does not protect the parcel from power to sell; current-year taxes must also be paid separately.
Source & saved evidence

San Luis Obispo County Treasurer-Tax Collector · San Luis Obispo County property-tax — Payment of Delinquent Property Taxes (opens in a new tab)

Property-tax local instructions: Monthly plan does not prevent power to sell; saved text paragraph 85

Though payments of less than the recommended amount are allowed, the prior year balance must be fully paid before the fifth year of default to avoid the Power of Sale. Unlike the Annual Payment Plan, the Monthly Payment Plan WILL NOT protect the parcel from the recording of the Power of Sale. Please note that the monthly payment plan is for payment of the prior year balance only. Current year taxes must be paid separately to avoid additional penalties.

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Before you start · 8 requirements & conditions
Deadlines · Shared California BOE calendar: regular secured-roll taxes; local bills and payment channels remain separate
Secured-roll first installment is due November 1; the delinquency date is separate.
Source & saved evidence

California State Board of Equalization · California property tax calendar (opens in a new tab)

BOE calendar: property owners, secured-roll first-due

§ 2605 Rev. & Tax. Code November 1 Property owners First installment of real property taxes and all taxes on personal property on the secured roll are due and payable.

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Deadlines · Shared California BOE calendar: regular secured-roll taxes; local bills and payment channels remain separate
Secured-roll second installment is due February 1; the delinquency date is separate.
Source & saved evidence

California State Board of Equalization · California property tax calendar (opens in a new tab)

BOE calendar: property owners, secured-roll second-due

§ 2606 Rev. & Tax. Code February 1 Property owners Second installment real property taxes due and payable.

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Deadlines · Shared California BOE calendar: regular secured-roll taxes; local bills and payment channels remain separate
BOE’s regular first-installment delinquency date is December 10 at 5 p.m. or close of business, whichever is later. Read the holiday rule and your actual bill.
Source & saved evidence

California State Board of Equalization · California property tax calendar (opens in a new tab)

BOE calendar: property owners, secured-roll first-delinquent

§§ 2617 and 2704 Rev. & Tax. Code December 10 Property owners First installment of taxes on the secured roll, if unpaid, is delinquent at 5:00 p.m. or close of business day, whichever is later.

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Deadlines · Shared California BOE calendar: regular secured-roll taxes; local bills and payment channels remain separate
BOE’s regular second-installment delinquency date is April 10 at 5 p.m. or close of business, whichever is later. Read the holiday rule and your actual bill.
Source & saved evidence

California State Board of Equalization · California property tax calendar (opens in a new tab)

BOE calendar: property owners, secured-roll second-delinquent

§§ 2618 and 2705 Rev. & Tax. Code April 10 Property owners Second installment of taxes on the secured roll, if unpaid, is delinquent at 5:00 p.m., or close of business day, whichever is later.

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Deadlines · Shared California BOE calendar: regular secured-roll taxes; local bills and payment channels remain separate
BOE notes that a specified date falling on Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday generally moves to the next business day. Check the county’s notice and payment-channel cutoff.
Source & saved evidence

California State Board of Equalization · California property tax calendar (opens in a new tab)

BOE calendar Notes: weekend/legal-holiday rule

In practically all cases, the action may be done before the specified date. If the specified date falls on Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday, the action may be done on the next business day. (Government Code §§ 6706, 6707)

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Payments · Paper check and e-check cost
Paper checks and e-checks have no additional charge; an e-check requires the checking/savings routing and account numbers.
Source & saved evidence

San Luis Obispo County tax collector · San Luis Obispo County — Pay Property Tax Bills - County of San Luis Obispo (opens in a new tab)

Property-tax local instructions: Paper check and e-check cost; saved text paragraph 56

There is no additional charge for payments by "paper" check or by eCheck (requires routing and account number from your checking or savings account).

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Payments · Card processor charge
Credit/debit payments carry a 2.35% processing fee paid to the processor, with a $1.49 minimum.
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San Luis Obispo County tax collector · San Luis Obispo County — Pay Property Tax Bills - County of San Luis Obispo (opens in a new tab)

Property-tax local instructions: Card processor charge; saved text paragraph 57

Payments made by credit card or debit card require a 2.35% processing fee (paid to the payment processor) with a minimum processing charge of $1.49.

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Deadlines · Supplemental bill dates
Supplemental bills have their own due/delinquent dates; do not apply the annual bill’s dates to a supplemental bill.
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San Luis Obispo County tax collector · San Luis Obispo County — Pay Property Tax Bills - County of San Luis Obispo (opens in a new tab)

Property-tax local instructions: Supplemental bill dates; saved text paragraph 111

Since supplemental tax bill are mailed throughout the year, they have various due and delinquent dates that are not the same as your annual tax bill.

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Source & saved evidence

San Luis Obispo County tax collector · San Luis Obispo County — Pay Property Tax Bills - County of San Luis Obispo (opens in a new tab)

Current county property-tax service heading or explicitly linked destination; bill type and payment channel are reviewed separately.

payments on their Secured (“real estate”), Unsecured, or Supplemental Property Tax Bills online, over the phone, at the Public Service Counter in the Tax Collector's Office, or through the mail. What is the process? Search for Property Search fo

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