IMPORTANT NOTICE   ALL PENDER COUNTY PROPERTY OWNERS   All taxable personal property and all changes made to real estate must be listed for taxation with its status between January 1, 2026 through February 2, 2026.   Taxable personal property that you have acquired new or have purchased and was previously unlisted such as mobile homes, manufactured homes, boats, jet skis, aircraft, multi-year tagged trailers, and any unregistered or untagged automobiles, trucks, trailer, campers, motor homes, motorcycles, farm equipment, fully furnished vacation rentals, and business personal property will need to be listed.   Owners of real property who do not own taxable personal property are not required to list, unless improvements have been made to the real estate within the last year or if you have acquired real property that has unlisted improvements, i. e. – new construction, additions, decks, porches, outbuildings, etc.   You may list in person at the Tax Assessor’s office located at 300 E Fremont St, Burgaw, NC 28425, Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm. County offices will be closed January 1st and January 19th for holiday.   Listing forms will only be mailed to those who listed taxable personal property in 2025. If you did not list in 2025 but now own taxable personal property or have made changes to your real property, you may call the Pender County Tax Office at (910) 259-1221 to request a form be mailed to you. All listings by mail must be postmarked (not metered) no later than February 2, 2026. All persons who own taxable property on January 1, 2026 must list the property within the period set forth in this notice. Any person that fails to do so will be subject to the penalties prescribed by law.   12/28, 1/4, 1/11/26