Im a california resident, and late on my prop. tax, im currently unemployed. what are my options?

-They might put a lien on your property. Interest and penalties will keep adding up. Depending on the amount and how long you are delinquent could make a difference. You aren't clear on that.



This is not something to ignore. Call the county tax collector! This will not go away. Hopefully you will get a job and pay your obligations and that will end the problem. This is not a good time to have to sell. However, if you do sell, the taxes will get paid in the sale (thus the lien).



NEVER take an advance on a refund (like one answer suggests). You are taking. Loan against your money and the interest rate is really high. H&R Block pushes this and it is really bad advice. They make money on this "service" and the taxpayer gets screwed! If you get a refund, just have it electronically deposited into your account. It doesn't take very long to get deposited after the return is processed/electronically filed.



Good luck. This is a horrible situation to be in.Unfortunately most California county offices are strapped for money so unlikely they will offer a payment plan. I'm familiar with property taxes for LA county for a business, many years now past due on property taxes that should have been the responsibility of a bankrupt company but instead held to my boss personally.



....long story short county imposed leins on his personal property, add the years of penalties, offered to settle but they take no settlements it seems, nor payment options save the entire amount due - this will eventually force him to sell his property and pay off those taxes unless a good property tax attorney can work something out with the county.



Like other responders don't ignore this it only gets turned into a bigger problem over time. Your best bet is to try to communicate with your county tax collector and hope for something to be worked out that will lessen the blow of penalties and keep the lein away.
you really don't have any options

if you are in default with your property taxes, eventually your property will be seized by the county and put up for auction

you have a specific amount of time to pay all the delinquent taxes before the highest bidder at auction is able to pay the bid amount and claim your property

I am a Calif. resident, more than 50 yrs and an totally unaware that there is any kind of payment plan by the county to pay property taxes--that doesn't mean there isn't, but very unlikely
If you can't pay it all when it's due, you can most likely set up a payment plan. If not, your option is to sell the property or have it taken for taxes.
Borrow the money or get a cash advance on credit. You don't want to be in default with taxes....ever!