Property tax accidentally paid by 3rd party

[gblackbat]

The same thing happened to me. My property tax is paid out of my escrow through my mortgage company. This 3rd party just popped up out of nowhere sending me a letter about the tax payment and demanding repayment from me. I've been trying to get the money from my mortgage company out of excrow, but it's been a pain trying to get it, and the 3rd party is starting to get impatient. I have my checking acct with this 3rd party, but no mortgage. Would they be able to garnish my checking to get that money back from me? Are they allowed to legally?

 

[justalayman]

Has this third party actuslly paid any of your property taxes?

 

[single317dad]

The same thing happened to me. My property tax is paid out of my escrow through my mortgage company. This 3rd party just popped up out of nowhere sending me a letter about the tax payment and demanding repayment from me. I've been trying to get the money from my mortgage company out of excrow, but it's been a pain trying to get it, and the 3rd party is starting to get impatient. I have my checking acct with this 3rd party, but no mortgage. Would they be able to garnish my checking to get that money back from me? Are they allowed to legally?

There's a significant chance that this is some kind of scam. You should go to each institution (bank, mortgagor, and county/state taxing agency) in person to verify what you're being told.

Assuming I verified all the information, I would probably instruct my mortgage company to pay the tax, and use the refund from the county to repay the idiots who paid it wrongly in the first place.