The Maplewood Tax Collector be and is hereby authorized
and directed to charge 8% per annum on the first $1,500 of property
taxes and assessments becoming delinquent after the due date and 18%
per annum of any amount in excess of $1,500 of property taxes and
assessments becoming delinquent after the due date, subject to any
abatement or discount for the late payment of taxes as provided by
law.
Tax payments, due quarterly as billed, shall have
a ten-day grace period from the due date in which a payment in cash,
check or money order can be accepted without an interest penalty.
Any payment of property taxes or assessments not made
in accordance with the provision of this article shall be charged
interest from the due date as set forth in this article.
Property taxes scheduled for a property tax sale must be paid in
full, with interest, if any, prior to the date of the tax sale in
order to remove the property from the tax sale.