- Pay Taxes On-Line
- To pay by credit/debit, a 2.5% convenience fee will apply
- To pay be eCheck, a $1.50 convenience fee will apply
- Direct Payment Signup Form (ACH)
- Payment Box:
- Located at front door of Historic Courthouse at 304 S. Marshall St. in Caledonia (door facing the west)
- Please ensure your payment (check or money order made payable to Houston County Auditor-Treasurer) is clearly marked on outside of envelope with ‘Auditor-Treasurer’. The tax stub(s) should also be included with payment.
- Pay in Person:
- Parcel Search & GIS Information
- Real Estate and Personal Property: First ½ due May 15th
- Real Estate and Personal Property: Second ½ due October 15th
- Property classed as Agricultural: First ½ due May 15th
- Property classed as Agricultural: Second ½ due November 15th
- Manufactured Homes: First ½ due August 31st
- Manufactured Homes: Second ½ due November 15th
- Please check the due dates printed on your tax statements
Real Estate Tax: A legal document transferring ownership of the property must be recorded in the Houston County Recorder’s office. It is advisable that the document be prepared by an attorney to ensure proper form and legality.
Manufactured Home Tax: A photo copy of the Certificate of Title with the new owner’s name must be sent to the Houston County Assessor’s office.
Real Estate: A legal document such as an Affidavit of Survivorship or a document transferring ownership of the property must be recorder in the Houston Count Recorder’s office. A death certificate will not work. It is advisable that the document be prepared by an attorney to ensure proper form and legality.
Manufactured Homes: You must apply for a new Certificate of Title from a Deputy Registrar for MN Dept. of Motor Vehicle and present a photocopy of the new title to the Houston County Assessor’s office. The sellers name must remain on the tax rolls until the County receives the new title.
State Deed tax is the selling price X .0033, or a fraction thereof, or total consideration conveyed by the deed. The seller is legally responsible for paying the deed tax. The deed tax is due upon the execution and delivery of the deed, not the recording.
Mortgage Registration tax is the selling price X .0023, or fraction thereof, of the principal debt which is secured by the mortgage. The MRT is to be imposed on the recording of the document. The MRT laws do not specifically address the question of who is legally responsible for paying the MRT. However, the laws are clear that a mortgage cannot be recorded until the MRT is paid.
The tax rolls contain summary descriptions of the property: complete legal descriptions should be obtained from the latest recorded deed.
It may be necessary for you to contract with a private surveyor to determine the actual property lines of your property. Houston County does not have surveys of all parcels in the county.
The Houston County Assessor’s office has detailed information on all property in the county including acreage, property dimensions, building square footage, type of construction, etc.
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- Township - ISD 239
- Township - ISD 294
- Township - ISD 297 (1)
- Township - ISD 297 (2)
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- Township - ISD 300
- City of Houston - ISD 294
- City of Spring Grove - ISD 297
- City of Brownsville - ISD 299
- City of Caledonia - ISD 299
- City of Eitzen - ISD 299
- City of Brownsville - ISD 300
- City of La Crescent - ISD 300