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 amending the definition of eligible residential property, and by providing that the exemption from real estate taxes shall be for the entire portion of the additional assessment attributable to the actual cost of improvements to eligible property, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember DiCicco
Introduced: December 12, 2002
Signed: April 3, 2003
: Committee on Finance
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill amends Philadelphia's real estate tax exemption for homeowners who make improvements to their properties.
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