‘Quite unfair’: Woman Critical of Norfolk’s Interest Over Late Tax Payment

A Simcoe Woman is not Being Given Leeway for Making A Late Property Tax Payment On Her Deceased Mother’s Home Due To The Recent Canada Post Strike.

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Alexis Zorad’s Mother Caroline Died in 2019 at the age of 41 due to internship oven cervical cancer. Late Last Year, Alexis Sold her mother’s home just West of Simcoe with a closing date of nov. 29. She was told norfolk country’s property taxes could only be paid via a check from the estate’s trust account and was give 1.

A Student Studying and Living in Ottawa, Zorad Immodely Sent the Money via Courier, due to National Postal Workers’ Strike, But The Cheque Arrofolk’s Tax Tax Five Days Late.

As a result, she was charged $ 200 interests.

“They are mentioned that our multiple Ways of Paying, but unfortanely in my situation, it was an estate dirty so There was one way to pay for it and it was ges through a cheque,” ​​Zorad Said. “I’m a Law Student so I Don’t Have Money Just to Pay Out Of Pocket To Norfolk County.”

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Following Advice from Her Lawyer, Zorad Explained the situation via email to norfolk’s manager of income services. The Manager’s Response Indicated That A Review of the File Had Taken Place, and the $ 200 Charge Would Stand.

“I Didn’t Know If Other People Had Similar Situations With the Canada Post Strike and Taxes Being Due, But I Think It’s Quite Unfair that they would wouldn’t waive that load,” Zorad Said. “I was look at the municipal tax act and they can wive that charge, but they just not to. I thought that was interested in the context of the Strike that they weren’t will to budget on that. ”

Norfolk County Stands by the Decision. A stattement Issued to the Reforma Said “Payments Mailed and Postmarked Before the Labour disruption will be Recorded on the postmark date, lookless of when they are received”.

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The Responses Went On To Say Payment Options Were Communicated To Members of the Public Through Two Media Releases. One of them was posted nov. 14 (Norfolk County Prepares Residents for Potential Postal Service Disruption) and the other dec. 17 (Norfolk County Alerts Pap Papants to Potential Tax Notice Delays).

“According to Norfolk County’s Council-Approved Tax Collection Policy, Penalties and Interest May Be Waived If there was a clerical or administrative or administrative error by norfolk county,” The release Said.

“Adjustments will be made to the Property Tax account if so an error occurred.”

Zorad Hopes Other Residents have faced similar charges.

“I don’t know if they think it’s an estate dirty and they can load interest because it doesn’t matter, but it does matter,” she said.

“I’m 25 years old old and i had to deal with this unfortune situation of my mom passing away and it doesn’t feel like?

The Charge is another challenge Zorad has been faced in the wake of her mother’s death, on top of selling a home and living six hours away on a busy class and homework schedule.

“It’s hard enough to deal with someone dying,” She Said. “And then these kinds of Things Happen.”

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