Official:Amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by providing that no change by the Board of Revision of Taxes to the ratios it uses to calculate assessed value shall be effective unless Council by ordinance adjusts real estate tax rates so that such change is revenue neutral, or unless Council otherwise approves such change by ordinance; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Nutter
Introduced: January 22, 2004
Signed: June 10, 2004
: Committee of the Whole
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This law requires the City Council to approve any change in how property values are calculated by the Board of Revision of Taxes (BRT), ensuring that tax rates adjust accordingly.
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