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Council sought to extend a tax exemption program for property owners with deteriorated industrial properties.

Official:Amending Section 19-1303(5) of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Authorization to Offer Exemptions from Real Estate Taxes on Improvements to Convert Deteriorated Industrial, Commercial or Other Business Property to Commercial Residential Use," by deleting the "sunset" provision under which the provisions of that Section are scheduled to terminate on June 30, 2002, under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember DiCicco

Introduced: February 14, 2002

: Committee on Finance

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No one voted on this bill

This bill was introduced in the 2000–2003 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill removes a deadline for a program that offers tax exemptions to property owners who renovate deteriorated industrial, commercial, or business properties for residential use.

What This Bill Does

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Deletes the June 30, 2002 sunset provision for a program that offers tax exemptions to property owners who renovate deteriorated industrial, commercial, or business properties for residential use.
Eliminates the provision that makes any applications for exemption received after June 30, 2002, ineffective.
Allows property owners to continue to apply for exemptions from real estate taxes on improvements to convert deteriorated industrial, commercial, or business property to commercial residential use after June 30, 2002.
There is no mention of any financial changes, powers, or obligations; this bill appears to only affect the eligibility period for the tax exemption program.