Richmond Mayor Sorry for 'Confusion' over Real Estate Property Tax Bills: 'I Got One Too'

New mayor, same old City Hall? A little patience, RVA

Mayor Danny Avula is going to continue to stumble. But when you peer behind the curtain, you’ll notice that he’s not running away from his mistakes.

Mayor Avula calls unexpected real estate property tax bills sent to residents a 'system error,' city responds

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Mayor Danny Avula is calling the unexpected real estate property tax bills mailed out to residents of the City of Richmond with mortgages last week a "system error" on Saturday. Avula released a statement on YouTube at around 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 17, calling this a "system error." "I have been hearing from many residents across the city and from our partners on council that people received a second-half real estate pr…

Richmond mayor sorry for 'confusion' over real estate property tax bills: 'I got one too'

RICHMOND, Va. Richmond Mayor Danny Avula is apologizing for the "confusion" caused by a "system error" that led to real estate property tax bills being mailed out to Richmonders with mortgages. Councilmember Andrew Breton (1st District) wrote on social media Saturday morning to "not make the mistake of double-paying" as the bills are typically sent to and handled directly by mortgage companies. "This extra copy sent to you is for informational p…

Richmond real estate tax bills were sent to residents with mortgages; city is working on next steps

Update, 1:11 p.m.: The city issued a press release on Saturday that said at least 33,000 taxpayer records were impacted when a billing system used by the city was upgraded."The Department of Finance will reimport this data, and, once that is completed, checked, and verified, they will issue real estate tax (bills) to mortgage lenders," the release said.Officials encouraged residents who received an unexpected bill to contact their mortgage lende…