Whenever you purchase a new property (or) if your name is wrongly spelled in the property tax bills (or) in case of inheritance, you need to change/correct your name in the municipal records. It is the responsibility of both buyer and seller to ensure the name change, if you don’t change your name then all the property tax bills will be generated on the wrong name.
You need to write a request letter to your municipal corporation to change the name of the property’s owner.
Here you can find sample request letters, which you can use to change or correct names in property tax bills.
Property Tax Name Change Letter 1 (To Correct misspelled Name)
To
The Municipal Commissioner,
___________(Municipal Corporation).
Address.
Sub: Application for the name change in the property tax bill.
Respected Sir/Madam,
My name is ___________(your name) resident of ________________________________________ (your address).
In my property tax bill my name is wrongly spelled as ______________(wrong name).
Here I would like to request you to please correct my name to ______________(your correct name) in my property tax bill and please find the attached copies of my ID proof and address proof.
I shall be obliged to you in this matter.
Thanks in advance.
Yours sincerely,
Your name.
(Mobile no.)
Property Tax Name Change Letter 2 (To correct wrong name)
To
The Municipal Commissioner,
___________(Municipal Corporation).
Address.
Sub: Application for name correction in the property tax bill.
Respected Sir/Madam,
I am _________(your name), owner of plot no _________ located at street no _______ and sector ______ at _________(district name & pin code).
While checking my property tax bill I have noticed that my name is wrongly mentioned on it. My actual name is _____________ but in the tax bill it is mentioned as___________(wrong name).
So I would like to request you to kindly correct my name to ___________ and I am enclosing all the required documents of mine along with this letter like sale deed, id proof, and address proof.
I shall be grateful to you in this regard.
Thanking you.
Yours sincerely,
Your name.
(Mobile no.)
Property Tax Name Change Letter 3 by Legal Heirs (After the Death of the Owner/inheritance)
To
The Municipal Commissioner,
________ (Municipal Corporation),
Address.
Sub: Name change request in the property tax bill.
Respected Sir/Madam,
My name is_______________ (your name), resident of _______________________________________ (your address). My father Late Sri ___________(your father’s name) has a plot measuring _____ sq yards located at ______ (area name) of plot no _________, street no __________ and sector no.__________.
As a sole legal heir, the property has been transferred to my name by the revenue department, but I want to change the name in municipal records also, so kindly change the name to ___________ (your name) in municipal corporation records.
And please find the enclosed documents along with this letter, which includes 1. Death certificate of my father 2. Legal heir certificate 3. The latest property tax paid bill and 4. NOC from registrar’s office.
Thanks in advance.
Sincerely,
Your name.
(Mobile no.)
Property Tax Name Change Letter 4 ( to Transfer Name to the New Owner).
To
The Municipal Commissioner,
_________ Municipal Corporation,
Address.
Sub: Application for name change in the property tax bill.
Respected Sir/Madam,
My name is ____________(your name), purchased a plot/house no.__________ located at ___________ (address of the plot/house).
The plot/house has been transferred to my name by the concerned authority as per all the legal compliances.
Here I want to apply for the name change in the municipal records so that I can pay the taxes on my name.
So kindly change the name of the property owner to ____________(your name) in municipal records.
And find the enclosed documents along with this letter which includes 1. Sale deed 2. NOC from registrar office 3. My ID & address proofs.
I shall be thankful to you in this regard.
Thanking you.
Yours sincerely,
Your name.
(Mobile no)
FAQs
1. What is a mutation of property?
Mutation of property means changing of owner’s name in both the revenue department and also in municipal corporation records so that the new owner will become liable to pay the property tax.
2. Can I change my property tax bill online?
If your municipal corporation website provides an option to name change online then you can do that otherwise you need to do it manually by visiting your municipal corporation office.
3. How much time will it take to change the name on the property tax bill?
It will take 15-30 days.
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