Property Taxes – Erroneous Payments

An “erroneous tax payment” occurs when you pay the taxes for the wrong property account.

If the erroneous payment was made online, from our payment website at browardtax.org/pay-online notify the Tax Collector’s Office immediately by email at revenue@browardtax.org or by phone at 954-831-4000, as payments can only be cancelled until approximately 1:00 pm the following day (EST).

When reporting the erroneous payment: state the tax account you paid in error, the tax account you should have paid, and the amount of your payment. If we are notified quickly enough, we can completely cancel/void the online payment that was made in error.

If we are unable to cancel/void the erroneous payment, you must complete the steps discussed below by making a certified mail demand on the property owner whose taxes you paid in error, seeking a reimbursement of funds.

Broward County Tax Collector
115 S Andrews Ave, A100
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301​

The taxpayer must request the refund in writing by certified mail to the owner of the property that benefitted from the erroneous payment, asking to receive the refund within 45 days from the date the certified mail letter is sent. Requests for refunds of taxes that were paid in error must be made within eighteen months from the date of the erroneous payment, and before the property on which taxes were paid is transferred to a third party for consideration.