Official:Amending Section 19-1303(2) of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Authorization to Offer Exemption from Real Estate Taxes on Improvements to Residential Properties," by changing the exemption schedule for improvements to residential properties, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember DiCicco
Introduced: April 13, 2000
Signed: June 22, 2000
: Committee on Finance
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill amends the tax exemption for improvements to residential properties in Philadelphia. For the first ten years after an improvement is made, a portion of the property's assessed value will be exempt from real estate taxes, with the percentage decreasing each year.
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