The Montgomery County Tax Office is offering a four-month extension of all property payment agreements as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to an April 23 news release by the tax-assessor-collector's office.

Taxpayers will not be required to pay their March, April, May and June 2020 payments until the end of the contract, and the agreements will not be defaulted. However, penalty and interest will continue to accrue as the tax office does not have the statutory authority to waive legislatively mandated penalties and interest, according to the release.

"I hope this extension will help ease property owners' burden during this difficult time," said Tammy McRae, Montgomery County tax assessor-collector, in the release.

The office has also temporarily halted litigation and foreclosure proceedings. Property owners who owe delinquent taxes are encouraged to make partial payments or contact the tax office for payment options, the release stated.