But didn’t the people who live it in before I did already pay those taxes?
“But didnât the people who live it in before I did already pay those taxes?”
Property taxes are paid in arrears. You pay in December for January-December of that year.
Taxes are typically prorated at closing. You'll pay the taxes owed beginning with when you bought it. The sellers aren't going to pay taxes on a property that they no longer own.