The necessary City closures to protect the health and safety of our residents and businesses may have impacted the ability of tax and ratepayers to pay in a timely fashion through no fault of their own. The City of Richmond is providing such tax and ratepayers with additional time to pay all bills due in January without incurring penalty and interest for late payments. Bills for such tax and ratepayers with due dates in January 2025 will have a grace period during which they may be paid without penalty or interest of five business days added.
Please see below for details on how this grace period may impact specific bill types:
| Type | Original Due Date | Grace Period Due Date |
|---|---|---|
| Real Estate Taxes | 1/14/2025 | 1/21/2025 |
| Admissions Taxes | 1/20/2025 | 1/27/2025 |
| Transient Occupancy Taxes | 1/20/2025 | 1/27/2025 |
| Meals Taxes | 1/20/2025 | 1/27/2025 |
| Delinquent Payment Arrangements | As stated on Payment Agreement | As stated on Payment Agreement plus five business days |
| Parking Tickets | As stated on ticket | As stated on ticket plus five business days |
| Utility Bills | As stated on bill | As stated on bill plus five business days |
| Utility PromisePay Agreements | As stated on PromisePay Agreement | As stated on PromisePay Agreement plus five business days |
Tax and ratepayers who do not pay by the stated grace period due date will have penalty and or interest applied as per code the following day which will be backdated to the original due date.
For questions about taxes and parking tickets, please enter a request by type using RVA 311.
For questions about utility bills, including PromisePay Agreements, please contact dpucustserv@RVA.gov or call (804) 646-4646.
