LEGAL NOTICE   TOWN OF CORTLANDT   NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 283, SECTION 301, OF THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, THAT I, THE UNDERSIGNED, RECEIVER OF TAXES OF THE TOWN OF CORTLANDT, HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE SUPERVISOR OF THE TOWN OF CORTLANDT, THE ANNUAL WARRANT FOR THE COLLECTION OF STATE, COUNTY AND TOWN TAXES FOR THE SAID TOWN FOR THE YEAR 2026, AND SUCH OTHER TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS AS ARE NAMED IN SAID WARRANT AND THAT I WILL ATTEND DAILY, SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS EXCEPTED, AND WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE DAYS HEREAFTER SPECIFIED:   FROM 8:30 O’CLOCK A.M. UNTIL 4:00 O’CLOCK P.M., AND THE LAST SATURDAY OF APRIL 2026 FROM 9:00 O’CLOCK A.M. UNTIL 12:00 NOON AT MY OFFICE, TOWN HALL, 1 HEADY STREET, CORTLANDT MANOR, NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING PAYMENTS OF THE AFORESAID TAXES.   NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISION OF THE STATUE AFORESAID THAT THE COLLECTION OF SUCH TAXES WILL BEGIN ON THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL 2026 AND FROM SUCH DATE TO THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON THE 30TH DAY OF APRIL 2026.   SUCH TAXES WILL BE RECEIVED WITHOUT PENALTY OR COLLECTION FEE; HOWEVER, AFTER APRIL 30, 2026 PENALTIES WILL BE ADDED AS FOLLOWS:   IF PAID DURING THE MONTH OF MAY, TWO (2%) PERCENT MUST BE ADDED.   IF PAID DURING THE MONTHS OF JUNE OR JULY, FIVE (5%) PERCENT MUST BE ADDED.   IF PAID DURING THE MONTHS OF AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, SEVEN (7%) PERCENT MUST BE ADDED.   IF PAID DURING THE MONTHS OF OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, OR DECEMBER, TEN (10%) PERCENT WILL BE ADDED.   TWELVE (12%) PERCENT WILL BE ADDED UP TO THE FIRST DAY OF MAY 2027. THEREAFTER, AN ADDITIONAL ONE (1%) PERCENT PER MONTH ON THE “DELINQUENT TAX” UP TO SUCH TIME AS EITHER ALL TAXES & ASSESSMENTS HAVE BEEN PAID OR THE TOWN HAS TAKEN TITLE TO THE PROPERTY.                                                              DEBRA A CARTER                                                            RECEIVER OF TAXES                                                            TOWN OF CORTLANDT                                                            WESTCHESTER COUNTY                                                             STATE OF NEW YORK DATED: MARCH 19, 2026 CORTLANDT MANOR, NEW YORK