Pay Taxes, Search Property Records and Contact the Right County Office
Use this guide to reach the Lauderdale County MS Tax Collector for payments, car tags, mobile home taxes and garbage fees, or the Tax Assessor for property value, homestead, maps, business personal property and appraisal records.
The biggest mistake is contacting the Collector for an assessment problem or the Assessor for a payment problem. This page separates both offices and shows the official payment, appraisal search, land-record, due-date and PDF form paths.
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What should you do first?
Use the Tax Collector or official online payment portal for real property tax, business personal property tax, mobile home tax, garbage payments and car tag renewal.
Use the Delta Computer Systems Lauderdale County search for tax, appraisal and property information. Treat it as a research tool because records can lag courthouse activity.
Use the Tax Assessor for appraisal, homestead exemption, maps, personal property rendition and property review forms.
Lauderdale County MS Tax Collector office in Meridian
The Tax Collector page says the office collects ad valorem taxes on real property, personal property, mobile homes, automobiles, motorcycles, motor homes, trailers and airplanes. It also lists privilege taxes on vehicles, vending machines, amusement machines, business license and garbage fees.
2600 Courthouse Blvd.
Meridian, MS 39301
The office is in the Lauderdale County Government Complex, first floor.
P.O. Box 5205
Meridian, MS 39302
Use the mailing address for mailed payments and written tax matters when the official office directs you to mail.
General Tax Collector, tags and office routing.
Tax Collector email listed on the official page.
Use for real property tax payment and balance questions.
Use for mobile home tax and registration routing.
Lauderdale County MS Tax Assessor: value, homestead, maps and property search
The Tax Assessor assigns value to real and personal property. The official page says appraisers check improvements, personal property appraisers list business items and inventories, maps are maintained as deeds are recorded, and the office helps homeowners file homestead exemption.
2600 Courthouse Blvd.
Meridian, MS 39301
Mail: P.O. Box 687, Meridian, MS 39302
Pay Lauderdale County MS taxes online
The Lauderdale County payment portal offers separate choices. Select the right payment type before entering card or bank details.
Use only when your tag and garbage-fee status allow online renewal.
Use for land and real estate taxes after confirming parcel, owner, year and balance.
The portal labels this as business taxes. Use it for taxable business personal property accounts.
Use this route for mobile home tax payments when the record matches your home.
Use this route for Lauderdale County garbage payments. Garbage status can affect tag renewal.
The payment site states a 3.35% non-refundable service fee is collected at purchase.
Lauderdale County MS Tax Assessor property search and tax records
The Lauderdale County Delta Computer Systems search returns property tax, appraisal and other record information. The search page says information is uploaded frequently but may lag behind actual courthouse activity.
Property tax, appraisal information, owner or parcel research, and tax record review.
Parcel, PPIN, property address, owner name, prior owner, business name or tax-year information when available.
A same-day cashier receipt, legal title opinion, official courthouse land index or proof that a payment posted today.
Lauderdale County MS property tax due dates and assessment calendar
Mississippi Department of Revenue guidance says property taxes are due on or before February 1 for property assessed the preceding year. If February 1 falls on a weekend or legal holiday, payment may be made the following Monday without penalties or interest.
The Assessor page lists January 1 for real property lien date.
The Assessor page lists this date range for personal property, except heavy equipment.
The Assessor page lists the homestead application filing period ending on or before April 1.
The Assessor page and BPP packet identify April 1 as the rendition deadline.
The Assessor page says rolls are turned over to the Board of Supervisors.
Use the Tax Collector for live Lauderdale County payment and payoff details.
Late property taxes, penalties and Lauderdale County land sale risk
Mississippi DOR guidance says unpaid real estate taxes can lead to a county tax auction. Lauderdale County’s Tax Collector page links to GovEase for land-sale auction activity.
Contact the Tax Collector for current payoff and deadline instructions. Do not guess the balance from an old notice.
Near land-sale deadlines, personal checks, online payments or card payments may have earlier cutoffs.
Lauderdale County notices have directed bidders to GovEase. Bidders should use the official sale instructions for the year.
Lauderdale County car tags and online renewal blockers
The Tax Collector page says online payment is accepted for all transactions, but it also gives two tag-renewal warnings: if your tag is expired or your garbage fee has not been paid, you cannot renew online. It also says an online-renewed tag will be mailed to the address on your registration record and cannot be requested elsewhere.
Garbage fees, can problems and tag-renewal issues
Garbage fees appear on the Tax Collector page because unpaid garbage fees can affect online car tag renewal. Pickup complaints do not always go to the Tax Collector.
New garbage service, discontinuing service, garbage fee payment, and garbage-related account questions tied to tag renewal.
Tax Collector: 601-482-9786
Non-pickup complaints or broken can replacement. The Tax Collector page lists 866-440-3983 and customercarems@meridianwaste.com.
Homestead exemption help through the Lauderdale County Tax Assessor
The Assessor page lists the homestead application filing period ending on or before April 1 and provides homestead exemption forms through Lauderdale County Online Services.
Homestead is an assessment/exemption issue, not a payment counter issue.
Homestead information form, worksheet, power of attorney, request to delete homestead exemption and undivided estate property form.
File on or before April 1. Do not wait for a tax bill to ask about a missing exemption.
Real Property Request for Review form: what the PDF asks for
The Lauderdale County Real Property Request for Review form is built for appraisal, review and mapping issues. It asks for parcel number, PPIN number, owner name, property address, telephone, mailing address, owner’s estimate of value and the Assessor’s recorded land, improvement and total value.
Appraisals completed in the past three years, sales of comparable property, and a cost work-up on the property.
The form asks for the last two years of income and expenses for commercial property.
The form warns that value may increase or decrease based on observation at the time of review.
Business personal property rendition: April 1 deadline and 10% penalty
The Business Personal Property packet explains that business-use assets are taxable personal property. It includes furniture, fixtures, machinery, equipment, inventory, consigned goods, floor-plan goods, leased equipment and other assets used in business operations.
Inventory, consigned/floor-plan goods, industrial inventory, furniture, fixtures, machinery, equipment, leased equipment and leasehold improvements.
The packet explains that business personal property is appraised at true value and assessed at 15% of true value.
The packet warns that a 10% penalty is assessed if the rendition is not received by April 1, with larger penalties for multiple years of non-filing.
What business owners should prepare before filing
Mobile home registration: real property or personal property
The Lauderdale County mobile home registration PDF says mobile homes may be registered as real property or personal property. To register a mobile home as real property, the owner must own the land where the mobile home is placed.
Title must match the property deed unless spouse, 911 address assigned, permit obtained, bill of sale/certificate/purchase agreement and permanent foundation.
The PDF lists a $37 registration fee and says taxes must be paid when changing a mobile home from personal to real property.
A release certificate is required when changing a mobile home from real to personal or selling.
Lauderdale County land records: when to use the Chancery Clerk
Property tax search and land records are not the same thing. Delta search helps with tax/appraisal information. The Chancery Clerk portal gives online access to the index of Lauderdale County land records.
The Chancery portal says the online index is not official and the courthouse Land Records Index is the official index.
Online credit-card copy purchases are final. The portal lists a 3.5% service fee with a $2 minimum.
Office hours are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Phone: 601-482-9701. Address: 2600 Courthouse Blvd, RM 1079.
Lauderdale County records request form: timing and fees
The county records request PDF says requests are returned to the Lauderdale County Board of Supervisors at 2600 Courthouse Blvd, Meridian, MS 39301, or records@lauderdalecounty.org. It says requests will be filled within seven working days.
The form says the county does not provide research services.
The form lists copy machine copies at $0.15 per page plus actual mailing or packaging cost.
Computer-generated reports not requiring programming have a $10 minimum; other computer reports requiring programming are $65 per hour.
Official Lauderdale County and Mississippi source links
Assessment duties, homestead, deadlines, forms, property search and Assessor contact
Car tag, real property, personal property, mobile home and garbage payments
Rendition deadline, assets, audits, penalties and annual return instructions
Statewide property-tax due date and county Tax Collector guidance
Assessor, collector, chancery clerk, appeal and tax-sale role explanation
Lauderdale County MS Tax Collector FAQs
Where is the Lauderdale County MS Tax Collector office?
The Tax Collector is at 2600 Courthouse Blvd., Meridian, MS 39301 in the Lauderdale County Government Complex. The mailing address is P.O. Box 5205, Meridian, MS 39302.
What is the Lauderdale County Tax Collector phone number?
The main Tax Collector number is 601-482-9786. The official page also lists Property Tax at 601-482-9895, Mobile Homes at 601-482-9789, Garbage at 601-482-9793 and Tags at 601-482-9786.
How do I pay Lauderdale County MS property taxes online?
Use the official Lauderdale County payment portal and choose Real Property Tax Payments for land and real estate taxes. Review the 3.35% non-refundable service fee, verify the property and save the confirmation email.
How do I search Lauderdale County MS tax assessor property records?
Use the Lauderdale County Appraisal and Taxes Inquiry through Delta Computer Systems. The search returns property tax, appraisal and other information of record, but the site says data may lag actual courthouse activity.
When are Lauderdale County MS property taxes due?
Mississippi Department of Revenue guidance says property taxes are due on or before February 1 for property assessed the preceding year. If February 1 falls on a weekend or legal holiday, payment may be made the following Monday without penalty or interest.
Should I contact the Tax Collector or Tax Assessor?
Contact the Tax Collector for payment, tag, garbage fee, mobile home tax and online payment issues. Contact the Tax Assessor for property value, homestead, appraisal, maps, renditions, review requests and property-record corrections.
Why can’t I renew my Lauderdale County car tag online?
The Tax Collector page says if your tag is expired or your garbage fee has not been paid, you cannot renew online. It also says an online renewed tag is mailed to the address on the registration record and cannot be requested elsewhere.
Where do I find Lauderdale County land records?
Use the Lauderdale County Chancery Clerk land records portal. The portal warns that the online index is not official and that the official Land Records Index is the one provided in the Lauderdale County Courthouse.
What is the business personal property rendition deadline?
The Assessor page and business personal property packet identify April 1 as the deadline. The packet says a 10% penalty is assessed if the rendition is not received by that date, with larger penalties for multiple years of non-filing.
Is TaxCollectors.org the official Lauderdale County MS Tax Collector website?
No. TaxCollectors.org is an independent guide. Always verify tax balances, office hours, payment fees, forms, deadlines, records and land-sale instructions directly with Lauderdale County or the appropriate Mississippi official source before taking action.