The Property Tax Deferral Program is a program offered by the State of Colorado. It allows you to postpone your tax payments until you sell your property or your estate is settled after your death.
The State Treasurer’s office makes tax payments directly to the county on your behalf for the tax amount due. You can defer either the full amount or half amount of your taxes. The loan and accrued interest is logged as a lien against your property. The 2018 interest rate is 2.25%.
Requirements for Eligibility
- Applicant must be a senior who is 65 years or older, or a person called into military service pursuant to CRS 39-3.5-101 (1.8), on January 1 of the year in which the person files a claim.
- There cannot be delinquent tax liens against the property.
- Applicant must own and occupy the property as their primary residence.
- The property cannot be income producing.
- The total value of liens against the property (mortgages, deferrals, and/or deeds of trust) cannot exceed 75% (senior) or 90% (veterans) of actual value of the property.
- Mortgage lender agrees that the state’s interest in the property would take priority over all other interests.
- Properties that have a reverse mortgage are not eligible for tax deferral.
- The deferral amount must be paid upon sale or transfer of the property. The deferral amount can also be paid any time prior to the sale or transfer without affecting future eligibility.
Colorado Deferral
Website
https://colorado.propertytaxdeferral.com
Colorado Application/Program Correspondence
Colorado Deferral Program
PO Box 452
Franktown, CO 80116-8913
Colorado Deferral Customer Care Center
833.634.2513
State Treasurer Deferral Program
303.866.5649
Deferral Payoff/Balance inquiry email: [email protected]
Deferral Payment Mailing Address
Colorado State Treasurer-Deferral Program
200 East Colfax Avenue
State Capitol, Suite 140
Denver, CO 80203
