Tax Bill after Closing

You closed on your purchase some time ago and you have now received a tax bill and it appears that you are being asked to pay for part of the property taxes that appear to be the seller’s share. Should you pay the bill?

It depends. You should check the Statement of Adjustments to see how taxes were adjusted as at closing. The Statement of Adjustments contains a per-diem (per-day) calculation of taxes. 

In particular, you should check to see if you received a credit on the Statement of Adjustments for taxes. If that is the case, it means that the seller had not paid their share of taxes and instead paid that amount to you on closing so you pay it to the municipality on their behalf.