Office of Tax Collection
The Tax Collector’s office is located at 818 West Lacey Rd. in Forked River on the second floor. The hours of operation are 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday. The Tax Office will be open on election day Tuesday, November 8th. We can be contacted by phone at 609-693-1100 ext.2210; by FAX at 609-971-5953 or by email at lacey.taxcollector@njpublic.com
The Tax Collector is responsible for the billing, collection, reporting and enforcement of municipal taxes for the Township of Lacey. The tax bills are mailed in July and the first payment is due August 1.
Property taxes are due on February 1, May 1, August 1, and November 1. Failure to receive a tax bill does not exempt you from paying taxes or the interest due on delinquent taxes. The Township does permit a 10 day grace period. The State of New Jersey does not permit postmark, taxes must be received in the office on or before the 10th however, if the 10th falls on a weekend or legal holiday, you have until the next business day to make payment. All payments may be made by cash, check, or money order. Credit card payment will be accepted until December 3rd on current year taxes.
As a statutory officer of the State of New Jersey, the Tax Collector is obligated to follow all the State Statutes regarding property tax collection including billing, due dates, interest on delinquent tax payments and tax sale procedures. Joseph Regatts is licensed by the State of New Jersey as both a Certified Municipal Clerk and a Certified Tax Collector. He is also the former President of the Tax Collectors and Treasurers Association of the State of New Jersey.
Bills may be paid in full by adding the amounts on the four numbered stubs. This covers the last half of the current year and the first half of the following year. Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and ATM Debit Cards are accepted. Credit cards payments may be made by telephone during regular working hours.
****Credit cards can be used for payment of taxes until subject to Tax Sale.****
We have installed a drop-box (black box), located in front of the building next to the US Post Office mailbox for Township payments or correspondence for your convenience after hours. For payments to be credited the same day it must be in the drop box no later than 4:00PM of that business day.
Any open balance as of December 31st of the current year is subject to tax sale. The tax sale list will be available on this web site as well as advertised in the legal section of the Times-Beacon (a Gannett publication) which is a weekly paper available on Thursdays. The list may be emailed to you upon request to lacey.taxcollector@njpublic.com.