The City of Boston Collecting Division collects property and excise taxes or fees and deposits monies into the Treasury. Additionally, the department issues liens, prepares foreclosure documents and reports and analyses fiscal issues effecting the community.
The City of Boston Rental Housing Resource Center is a resource for local residents and landlords. The governmental office answers questions about all rental housing concerns facing property owners and tenants.
The Massachusetts Board of Registration and Nursing is a Boston based governmental office tasked with the licensing of nurse practitioners in and around the community. This office is a division of the executive office of health and human services.
City of Boston Highway Division is a branch of the transportation department that includes public safety, transportation management and quality of life initiatives. The Highway Division is located at
The City of Boston Registry Department is a governmental office tasked with the maintenance of a data base of accurate birth, death and marriage certificates.
If you're having trouble finding the parking clerk's office in City Hall, just make your way to the second floor and look for the longest lines. The office manages all parking permits and tickets for the city through its multiple service windows at City Hall and, on any given day at any given time, the wait can be serious.
The parking clerk adjudicates all fines and fees from parking tickets, so appeals are handled through the office too.
Full explanations of how to obtain a residential parking permit, how to get a special occupancy parking permit (for delivery trucks) and how to challenge or pay a ticket are available at the parking clerk's website.
The site also offers e-mail alerts for street sweeping in a particular neighborhood and a search function for towed cars.
This post office, located in the basement of the Massachusetts State House, is best accessed through the Ashburton Park entrance on Bowdoin Street. While open to the public, everyone entering the building must pass through a security checkpoint. This full-service branch offers a separate room of post office boxes. Please note that the last collection is at 5pm.
