Mobile Home Tax Collection

1. Who is billed for the mobile home taxes?
The person living in the mobile home as of January 1 of the tax year billed is responsible for paying the mobile home taxes.

2. When does the tax bill come out?
The mobile home tax bills are mailed during the first week of March and are due 60 days after the day they are mailed.

3. What do I do if I do not receive a tax bill?
Mobile home tax bills are mailed during the first week of March. If you have not received a bill by the middle of March, please contact our office.

4. What is the billing year for mobile homes?
The mobile home taxes are billed for the current calendar year, which runs from January 1 to December 31.

5. How are mobile home taxes calculated?
Mobile home taxes are determined by the age of the home and the square footage of the mobile home.

6. Do I qualify for any exemptions?
You must be 65 on or before January 1st of the year taxes are being billed to qualify for the senior exemption, which will reduce your taxes by 20%. There is also an exemption if you are totally disabled. To apply for the exemptions, you must complete the reverse side of the mobile home registration form. Please contact our office for additional information.

7. What method of payment do we accept?

1. • You may pay your bill online with an E-Check for a $1.00 convenience fee.
     To pay online, log on to www.dekalbcounty.org and click on the red letters, under the picture that say “Pay My Real Estate/Mobile Home Taxes”.  Enter your parcel number or name or address (House Number/Street/City – For the street name, do not include directional i.e. N, S, E, W…, or street type i.e. St, Dr…), follow the prompts, and check out using the Shopping Cart link located near the upper right of the screen. More in-depth online payment instructions can be found HERE.
     You may also pay online with Discover Card, MasterCard (credit or debit), Visa (credit or debit), or American Express credit cards. And new this year, Google Pay, Apple Pay, PayPal, Paypal Credit, or Venmo. A convenience fee or 2.60%, charged by the electronic payment processor, will apply.
     The convenience fee applied for using online payment options is not calculated, charged, or collected by the DeKalb County Treasurer’s Office.
   • Through our dedicated Automated Phone Payment System.  Call 855-544-1055 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week.  Payments can be made by MasterCard (credit or debit), Discover, Visa (credit or debit), American Express, Google Pay, or Apple Pay. A convenience fee of 2.60% will be added. You may also use an electronic check; A $1 convenience fee will apply.  An additional $1 convivence will apply to all phone payments.
   • You may pay your bill by mail. Include the payment stub and write your Mobile Home Number on your check to ensure proper credit.  Your canceled check will be your receipt.  Your payment must be postmarked on or before the due date.  It is strongly recommended that you take your payment inside the post office and have them hand-cancel it at their counter.
   • You may pay in person at the DeKalb County Treasurer/Collector’s Office, 4th Floor, Administration Building, 110 E. Sycamore Street, Sycamore using:

• • • • Personal or Business checks
      • MasterCard (credit or debit), Discover, Visa (credit or debit), American Express, Google Pay, or Apple Pay. A convenience fee of 2.60% will be added ($1.95 minimum). You may also use an electronic check; A $1 convenience fee will apply.
      • Cash, cashier’s checks, or money orders.

Business hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.

8. Do you accept postmark?
Yes, we do. Be sure to mail your payment on or before the due date. If you mail your payment on the due date, it is strongly recommended that you take your payment inside the post office and have them hand cancel it at their counter.

9. What do I need to do when I purchase a mobile home?
A DeKalb County Mobile Home Registration form must be filled out and returned to our office within five (5) days of occupancy. The mobile home park manager has a registration form that can be completed and returned to us. The form can also be downloaded from this website, or can be requested by calling our office at at (815) 895-7112.

10. What do I do when I want to sell my mobile home?
The current taxes and any prior year unpaid taxes must be paid in full before you can sell a mobile home. Once the taxes are paid in full, you should contact the Treasurer’s Office to request a tax certification form. The tax certification is required by the Illinois Secretary of State’s office in order to transfer the title of the mobile home to the new owner. The tax certification can be mailed to you, along with a DeKalb County Mobile Home Registration form. The new owners should complete the registration form and return it to our office within five days of their date of occupancy. There is no charge for a tax certification.

11. What do I do when I want to remove my mobile home?
The current taxes and any unpaid back taxes that are owed must be paid in full before any mobile home can be moved or demolished. You will need to contact the Treasurer’s Office to request a moving permit. This permit will verify that all taxes on the mobile home are paid in full and it can be moved or demolished. There is no charge for a moving/demolition permit.

12. What happens if I cannot pay my taxes?
The tax bill is mailed in March, and you have 60 days to pay the taxes without penalty. If the taxes are not paid by the due date, by law a $25.00 delinquent fee is added each month until payment is made. Payments must be in our office by 4:30 p.m. on Friday prior to the tax sale, which is usually held on the last Monday in October, to avoid tax sale.