How to defer property tax payments
About deferrals
Disabled and senior citizens can "borrow" money from the state of Oregon to pay property taxes. Read more to
see if you qualify for this program and get instructions on how to apply.
Reverse mortgage changes starting in 2020
House Bill 2587 (2019) passed in the 2019 legislative session to allow homes with certain reverse mortgages to qualify for the Senior and Disabled Deferral Program starting January 1, 2020.
If you entered into a reverse mortgage
on or after July 1, 2011 and before January 1, 2017 and have equity in your home of at least 40 percent as of the date of your deferral application, you may qualify for deferral. This does not enable retroactive deferral payments for prior tax years but enables deferral to pay the taxes to the county going forward for homes that qualify.
2021 deferral applications will be available the first week of January. See the Reverse Mortgage Information Schedule.
Apply or recertify
Make a payment
You can make payments electronically through
Revenue Online. Revenue Online payment options include credit card, debit card, or bank account withdrawal.
Make a payment now.
Send check or money order payments to:
Oregon Department of Revenue
Deferral Program
PO Box 14380
Salem OR 97309-5075
Program information
Interest
Deferral accounts accrue interest at the rate of 6 percent yearly. Interest continues to accrue each year on the balance of deferred tax amounts paid by the Department of Revenue [ORS 311.674(3)].
Personal property manufactured homes
We are listed as a security interest holder for manufactured structures in the deferral program. You can't change the ownership document or be issued a trip permit, until the deferral account is paid in full. To make ownership changes, contact your
county assessment and taxation office. There is a fee to change the ownership. Liens
We record a lien for each property in the deferral program with the county clerk's office on July 1 of the first year of deferral. Learn more about
liens. Need help?
Visit our
FAQ and search "deferral" or contact us by phone or email. View resources from other agencies.