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douglas_in_philly OP t1_j288l99 wrote

Reply to comment by idunno2468 in Philadelphia Property Tax: Double-check before you pay! by douglas_in_philly

I don’t recall my mortgage ever including the payment of property taxes. Isn’t it always the responsibility of the home owner to pay them?

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Brahette t1_j28gb5k wrote

No, your mortgage servicer usually has the money in escrow. They pay the property taxes each year and your monthly payment to them may go up (or down) depending on how much the taxes are that year. You may want to double check with your servicer because you may have been paying the property taxes twice. I have never had to pay my taxes myself.

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idunno2468 t1_j29jnra wrote

My lender wanted to charge me extra points to pay property taxes and insurance myself. So it’s possible to have a loan that doesn’t include escrow, but not very common

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