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Property tax / house tax: paying it, a new assessment, changing the name

You pay the property tax on your house and keep the receipt, get a new house assessed for tax, or get your name put on the tax record of a house you bought or inherited.

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Published on 12-11-2026. Not every fact has been checked against its official source yet: confirm at the office.

Where:OnlineAt the village or ward secretariat

For whom: Anyone who owns a house or building in Andhra Pradesh: in a nagar panchayat, municipality, municipal corporation, or a gram panchayat.

1Your situation

We show only what your answers need.

Where is the house?
What do you need to do?
How did the house come to you?

Your answers stay on this phone.

2Documents you need

Tick the ones you have. They are kept in this browser.

  • Get it on the official page ↗
    Details

    If you don't have it: It is on an old receipt. Without it, you can also search online by the owner's name or the door number.

    Sources: 4, 7, 1

  • Details

    Not confirmed: We found no official page on what a gram panchayat asks for; an old receipt shows which house it is.

    Sources: 13

  • If you don't have it: → Getting a new Aadhaar
    Details

    Sources: 5

  • Details

    Any one of: a registered deed (sale, gift and so on), a patta issued by the Revenue Department, a will, a civil court decree, or an unregistered / notarised document

    Sources: 5

  • If you don't have it: → Permission to build a house, and the occupancy certificate
    Details

    Sources: 5

  • Details

    Sources: 5

  • Details

    Sources: 5

  • Details

    Sources: 5

  • If you don't have it: → After a death in the family
    Details

    Sources: 5

    3Your steps

    · Do them in order. Tick each one when it is done.

    If something goes wrong
    1. Do this now

      Open the CDMA Online Payments page.

      Choose your urban local body (nagar panchayat, municipality or corporation), and press "Pay Now" under "Property Tax".

      Where
      CDMA Online Payments
      Open the official page

      Sources: 1

    2. Do this now

      On the page that opens, find your property by any one of: the assessment number, the old assessment number, the owner's name or the door number.

      Check the owner's name and the dues, and pay online.

      Where
      CDMA Online Payments
      Fee
      The property tax the portal shows. It is a percentage, fixed by your council, of the value the Stamps and Registration Department sets (the capital value); for homes the percentage is between 0.10% and 0.50%. Where a house was already taxed under the older rental-value system, the rules move the tax to that figure in steps, with a rise of at most 15% a year, so your bill can differ from the percentage.
      Open the official page

      Sources: 4, 1, 7

    3. Do this now

      Download the receipt you get right after paying, and keep it.

      If a payment fails, check your bank statement before you pay again, and note the transaction ID.

      Where
      CDMA Online Payments
      Open the official page

      Sources: 1

    4. Do this now

      If you cannot pay online, pay at your ward secretariat with the "CDMA – Property Tax Payment" service, and take the receipt.

      Where
      Your ward secretariat (now called the Swarna Wardu office)
      Not confirmed

      A district website lists this service at ward secretariats. The service charge the secretariat takes is not confirmed officially (the AP Seva portal could not be opened because of certificate problems). Ask there and take a receipt.

      Sources: 11, 12

    5. Do this now

      The Government has been giving a 5% rebate when the whole year's tax is paid in one go before 30 April.

      If you want it, pay in April.

      Where
      You do this yourself
      Time limit
      From 1 April to before 30 April (by the order for 2025-26).
      Not confirmed

      The rebate is given by a new order each year. We saw only the order for 2025-26; we found none for 2026-27 or later. Ask at the municipal office whether there is one this year.

      Sources: 8

    6. Do this now

      Do not leave dues: interest builds up on unpaid tax.

      The one-time waiver of half the interest on 2025-26 dues ended on 31 March 2026, and the order says it will not be extended.

      Where
      You do this yourself
      Not confirmed

      The interest rate is in the Act; we did not read the Act's text, so we do not give the rate. The dues the portal shows include the interest.

      Sources: 9, 1

    7. Do this now

      If you are serving defence personnel, an ex-serviceman or an ex-serviceman's widow and live in your own house, the council may exempt one house from the tax.

      Apply with the "Tax Exemption" service on the CDMA website or at the ward secretariat.

      Where
      CDMA website (Municipal Administration)
      Time limit
      CDMA service level: 30 days.
      Open the official page
      Not confirmed

      By the rules this exemption is the council's choice ("may"). Ask at the municipal office whether your municipality gives it and what papers it asks for.

      Sources: 7, 2, 3, 11

    8. Do this now

      In a village the house tax is the gram panchayat's.

      Go to the gram panchayat office (the village secretariat), pay there, and take a receipt.

      Where
      Your village secretariat (now called the Swarna Gramam office)
      Fee
      The house tax the panchayat has levied.
      Not confirmed

      We found no official page on who at the office collects the tax, the tax rates, due dates or online payment in gram panchayats (the Swarna Panchayat portal did not open while we wrote this). Ask the Panchayat Secretary whom to pay, how much, by when, and whether you can pay online.

      Sources: 11, 12, 13

    9. Do this now

      If the house is in the name of serving defence personnel, an ex-serviceman or their spouse, the family lives in it and no part is let out, one house is fully exempt from house tax.

      Panchayats where such houses are more than 10% of all may give 50% instead. Ask the Panchayat Secretary.

      Where
      Your village secretariat (now called the Swarna Gramam office): the Panchayat Secretary
      Not confirmed

      This order amends the conditions of G.O.Ms.No.371 of 2003, which we did not read. Ask the Panchayat Secretary for the other conditions and the papers to give.

      Sources: 13

    10. Do this now

      To get a newly built house assessed: on the CDMA website, open "Self Assessment" under "Online Services", choose your municipality, and fill in the "New Property Form".

      Give the owner's details, the site and floor details, and upload the documents.

      Where
      CDMA website (Municipal Administration)
      Time limit
      CDMA service level (New Assessment): 15 days.
      Open the official page
      Not confirmed

      The form marks only the property photo as required; the other papers depend on your case. We saw the form of one corporation (Guntur) only. Ask at the ward secretariat which are required.

      Sources: 2, 5, 3

    11. Do this now

      If you cannot do it online, apply at the ward secretariat for the "New Assessment" service, and keep the receipt with the application number.

      Where
      Your ward secretariat (now called the Swarna Wardu office)
      Not confirmed

      A district website lists this service at ward secretariats. The service charge the secretariat takes is not confirmed officially (the AP Seva portal could not be opened because of certificate problems). Ask there and take a receipt.

      Sources: 11, 12

    12. Do this now

      Once the tax is fixed, the Commissioner sends you a "special notice".

      Check the tax in it. If you think it is wrong, you can file a revision petition within 15 days of getting the notice (see "If something goes wrong" below).

      Where
      You do this yourself
      Time limit
      Revision petition: within 15 days of getting the special notice.

      Sources: 7

    13. Do this now

      Check the application under "Know Your Application Status".

      Once the tax is fixed, download the order from "Download Proceedings".

      Where
      CDMA website (Municipal Administration)
      Open the official page

      Sources: 2

    14. Do this now

      Ask the Panchayat Secretary at the village secretariat to add your newly built house to the panchayat's tax records.

      Where
      Your village secretariat (now called the Swarna Gramam office): the Panchayat Secretary
      Not confirmed

      We found no official page on how a new house is assessed in a gram panchayat, or the papers, fee or time limit. Ask the Panchayat Secretary.

      Sources: 11, 12

    15. Do this now

      At the registration of a sale or gift deed, the Sub-Registrar collects the mutation fee and sends the details to the municipality.

      The name change in the tax records then starts by itself; you do not need to apply separately.

      Where
      You do this yourself
      Fee
      The mutation fee, paid at registration. Each municipality's council has set its own rate.
      Not confirmed

      This route is from a 2016 order; the 2020 rules too say the two departments' records are to be joined up. We found no official list of today's fee rates; look at your registration receipt.

      Sources: 10, 7

    16. Do this now

      Fifteen days after registration, search with the assessment number under "Know Your Dues" on the CDMA website, and check that your name now shows as the owner.

      Where
      CDMA website (Municipal Administration)
      Time limit
      CDMA service level (Transfer of Ownership): 15 days.
      Open the official page

      Sources: 2, 4, 3

    17. Do this now

      If your name has not come, open "Mutation" under "Online Services" on the CDMA website and apply with the assessment number, or apply at the ward secretariat for the "Registered Transfer" service.

      If a fee is asked, you can pay it under "Property Mutation Fee" on the payments page.

      Where
      CDMA website (Municipal Administration)
      Time limit
      CDMA service level (Transfer of Ownership): 15 days.
      Open the official page
      Not confirmed

      We saw only the first screen of the online form (the assessment number); we did not see the papers or fee asked inside. Keep a copy of your registered sale or gift deed ready, and ask at the ward secretariat which papers are needed.

      Sources: 2, 6, 11, 1, 3

    18. Do this now

      For a house that came by inheritance, a will or a court order, apply at the ward secretariat or the municipal office to change the name in the tax records.

      Take the death certificate, the heirship certificate and the property document (the will or the decree).

      Where
      Your ward secretariat (now called the Swarna Wardu office)
      Not confirmed

      These papers are from the document list of the municipal tax form. We found no official name, fee or time limit for a name change by inheritance. Ask the Revenue section of the municipal office.

      Sources: 5, 11, 12

    19. Do this now

      Once the name is changed, download the order from "Download Proceedings" on the CDMA website, and keep it.

      Where
      CDMA website (Municipal Administration)
      Open the official page

      Sources: 2

    20. Do this now

      Ask the Panchayat Secretary at the village secretariat to change the name in the panchayat's tax records.

      Take the deed or the heirship papers, and an old tax receipt.

      Where
      Your village secretariat (now called the Swarna Gramam office): the Panchayat Secretary
      Not confirmed

      We found no official page on the name change in gram panchayats, its fee or time limit, nor whether it changes by itself at registration. Ask the Panchayat Secretary.

      Sources: 11, 12

    If something goes wrong

    If it is rejectedIf you think the tax the municipality fixed is wrong, file a revision petition with the Commissioner within 15 days of getting the special notice ("Revision Petition" on the CDMA website).

    If you think the tax the municipality fixed is wrong, file a revision petition with the Commissioner within 15 days of getting the special notice ("Revision Petition" on the CDMA website). The Commissioner calls you for a hearing and gives an order with reasons. You can appeal against it to the Appellate Commissioner-cum-Regional Director within 15 days of getting the order, after paying the tax the order fixes.

    CDMA website: Revision Petition · Open the official page

    Sources: 7, 2

    AlsoIf you think the house tax the gram panchayat fixed is wrong, or a name change is delayed, first give it in writing to the Panchayat Secretary; if it is not sorted out, complain on PGRS (phone 1100).

    If you think the house tax the gram panchayat fixed is wrong, or a name change is delayed, first give it in writing to the Panchayat Secretary; if it is not sorted out, complain on PGRS (phone 1100).

    PGRS (Public Grievance Redressal System) · Open the official page

    Sources: 14, 11

    If it is lateIf a name change or a new assessment is not done within 15 days, or a revision petition within 30 days, complain on PGRS (with your Aadhaar number; phone 1100).

    If a name change or a new assessment is not done within 15 days, or a revision petition within 30 days, complain on PGRS (with your Aadhaar number; phone 1100). You can follow it with the grievance number sent by SMS, and re-open it twice if you are not satisfied. In towns you can also complain on the Puramithra app.

    PGRS (Public Grievance Redressal System) · Open the official page

    Sources: 3, 14, 1

    If you are asked for more moneyThe tax is only what the portal shows.

    The tax is only what the portal shows. Take a receipt for every payment. If anyone asks for a bribe, call the ACB toll-free on 1064, or write to complaints-acb@ap.gov.in.

    Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB)

    Sources: 15, 14

    If you are asked for more moneyTake a receipt for every payment.

    Take a receipt for every payment. If anyone asks for a bribe, call the ACB toll-free on 1064, or write to complaints-acb@ap.gov.in.

    Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB)

    Sources: 15, 14

    AlsoIf an online payment fails but the money was taken, write to paymentgateway@cdma.gov.in with the transaction ID (for general questions, pmu_cdma@cdma.gov.in).

    If an online payment fails but the money was taken, write to paymentgateway@cdma.gov.in with the transaction ID (for general questions, pmu_cdma@cdma.gov.in). Monday to Friday 10 am to 5:30 pm, Saturday to 2 pm.

    CDMA payment helpdesk · Open the official page

    Sources: 1

    AlsoIf there is a dispute over who owns the house, among heirs or with anyone else, it is a legal matter.

    If there is a dispute over who owns the house, among heirs or with anyone else, it is a legal matter. For free legal help, go to the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) at your district court. Helpline: 15100.

    District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) · Open the official page

    Sources: 16

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    The 16 official pages and papers this guide is written from
    1. Online PaymentsCommissioner and Director of Municipal Administration (C&DMA), MA&UD Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, "How to Make Payment": select your ULB, choose the payment category; Property Tax, Unified Tax Collection, Property Mutation Fee ("Pay Now"); Payment Helpdesk (paymentgateway@cdma.gov.in), Quick Help; "Register Grievances": Puramithra app · read on 31-10-2026
    2. CDMA website, home page: Municipal Services, Online ServicesCommissioner and Director of Municipal Administration (C&DMA), MA&UD Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Online Services → Property Related: Know Your Dues, Self Assessment, Revision Petition, General Revision Petition, Mutation, Addition or Alteration, Tax Exemption, Download Proceedings, Know Your Application Status · read on 31-10-2026
    3. Service SLAsCommissioner and Director of Municipal Administration (C&DMA), MA&UD Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Category Property Tax: Edit Owner Details 7 days; Transfer of Ownership 15 days; New Assessment 15 days; Revision Petition 30 days; General Revision Petition 30 days; Tax Exemption 30 days · read on 31-10-2026
    4. Property Tax: Search your propertyC&DMA, Government of Andhra Pradesh: eMunicipal property tax system of the urban local bodies (page of Guntur Municipal Corporation, reached from the CDMA payments page), Search by Assessment Number, Old Assessment Number, Owner Name or Door Number ("search property by any one criteria") · read on 31-10-2026
    5. Property Tax: New Property FormC&DMA, Government of Andhra Pradesh: eMunicipal property tax system of the urban local bodies (page of Guntur Municipal Corporation, reached from "Self Assessment" on the CDMA website), Owner details (Aadhaar No, Mobile Number, Owner Name); Assessment Details (Occupancy Certificate Number, Building Permission no); Documents: Document Type list; Document Enclosed Details (items 1–13, "Photo Of Assessment" marked required) · read on 31-10-2026
    6. Property Tax: Search Property (Search by Assessment Number), for mutationC&DMA, Government of Andhra Pradesh: eMunicipal property tax system of the urban local bodies (page of Guntur Municipal Corporation, reached from "Mutation" on the CDMA website), Search by Assessment Number (mandatory) · read on 31-10-2026
    7. G.O.Ms.No.198, 24.11.2020: Rules for Levy and Assessment of Property Tax – Notification ("Levy and Assessment of Property Tax Rules, 2020")Municipal Administration and Urban Development (J1) Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh (A.P. Government Orders Issue Register), Rules 2, 3(k), 6(1)–(2), 9, 10(2)A (PTIN), 14(3)–(4), 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24 (24-11-2020) · read on 31-10-2026
    8. G.O.Rt.No.267, 04.04.2025: Property Tax – Rebate of 5% of property tax where property tax for the entire current financial year 2025-26 is paid before 30th April 2025Municipal Administration and Urban Development (C2) Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh (A.P. Government Orders Issue Register), Paragraphs 1 and 2 (04-04-2025) · read on 31-10-2026
    9. G.O.Ms.No.58, 16.03.2026: Property Tax – Waiver of interest on arrears of Property Tax for the FY 2025-2026 as one-time measure in Municipalities and Municipal CorporationsMunicipal Administration and Urban Development (C2) Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh (A.P. Government Orders Issue Register), Paragraph 2 (I)–(IV) (16-03-2026) · read on 31-10-2026
    10. G.O.Ms.No.142, 08.06.2016: Collection of mutation fee at the time of transfer of property – Authorization to Sub Registrars of Registration and Stamps DepartmentMunicipal Administration and Urban Development (J2) Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh (A.P. Government Orders Issue Register), Paragraphs 1–3 and Annexure (mutation fee by ULB) (08-06-2016) · read on 31-10-2026
    11. Village Secretariat & Ward Secretariat System (GSWS): common job chart; AP Seva services from village and ward secretariatsAnakapalli District Administration, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Common job chart (office of the Gram Panchayat termed "Village Secretariat"; the Panchayat Secretary as its secretary); services table: Bill Payment Services – CDMA – Property Tax Payment; Municipal Administration and Urban Development – New Assessment, Registered Transfer, General Revision Petition, Tax Exemption · read on 31-10-2026
    12. G.O.Ms.No.1, 09.02.2026: Prescribing roles and responsibilities of District Swarna Gramam & Swarna Wardu Officers and Mandal / Urban officersDepartment of Swarna Gramam and Swarna Wardu, Government of Andhra Pradesh (A.P. Government Orders Issue Register), Paragraph 2 (Village/Ward Secretariats renamed Swarna Gramam and Swarna Wardu Offices, Ordinance No. 2 of 2026) (09-02-2026) · read on 31-10-2026
    13. G.O.Ms.No.49, 09.05.2025: Exemption of Property Tax in respect of Ex-servicemen / Serving defence personnel or spouse residing in panchayat/rural areas – amendments to G.O.Ms.No.371, dated 20.11.2003Panchayat Raj and Rural Development (Pts.I) Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh (A.P. Government Orders Issue Register), Paragraphs 1 and 3 (amendments i–v) (09-05-2025) · read on 31-10-2026
    14. PGRS: FAQ'sPublic Grievance Redressal System (PGRS), Government of Andhra Pradesh, Who can register and how (1100); status with the Grievance No; re-opening a grievance twice; corruption and bribe grievances (ACB helpline) · read on 31-10-2026
    15. MeeSeva Official Portal, home pageElectronic Services Delivery (MeeSeva), Government of Andhra Pradesh, Notice "Asking Bribe? – Call ACB 1064 or send a mail to complaints-acb@ap.gov.in" · read on 31-10-2026
    16. APSLSA: home pageAndhra Pradesh State Legal Services Authority, "NALSA Helpline Number 15100"; free legal aid; District Legal Services Authorities · read on 31-10-2026