About $150,000 worth of refunds will be paid to Dunwoody homeowners who were overcharged on their property tax bills over the last two years.
The refund amounts range from as little as 10 cents to as much as $525, according to DeKalb County, which handles the city’s tax billing. An estimated 2,748 Dunwoody residents are entitled to money back.
Reporting by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution helped find the error last month, and since then the county has been reviewing tax bills to determine who is owed money.
Dunwoody voters approved a tax exemption during a November 2010 election, but city officials didn’t notify the county that it should have been included on 2013 and 2014 tax bills.
The tax break provides residents with a discount on the city portion of their tax bills to negate tax increases caused by rising home values. Only residents whose homes have risen above the base value they were assessed at in 2009 or later are eligible for a refund.
Refund checks will be mailed within 30 to 45 days, according to the city.
The city will send letters to residents that will include either a refund check or a note informing them that their refund will be sent to the mortgage company that originally paid the taxes.
The Dunwoody City Council on Monday approved paying interest on the refunds at a rate of 1 percent per month.
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