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Homeowners Get Reprieve on Property Taxes as Council Passes Bill Allowing Income-Based Deferrals

Official:Enacting a new Chapter 19-3400 of The Philadelphia Code authorizing the Board of Revision of Taxes to grant tax deferrals to longtime owner-occupants of certain properties in the City of Philadelphia.

Sponsor: Councilmember Clarke

Introduced: September 23, 2004

: Committee on Finance

housing taxation

No one voted on this bill

This bill was introduced in the 2004–2007 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 allows long-time homeowners in Philadelphia to defer property taxes if they meet certain income and ownership requirements.

What This Bill Does

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Authorizes the Board of Revision of Taxes to grant tax deferrals to longtime owner-occupants of certain properties in the City of Philadelphia.
Defines a "longtime owner-occupant" as a person who has owned and occupied the same dwelling as a principal residence for at least 10 continuous years.
Imposes eligibility requirements for tax deferrals, which may include income and ownership requirements.
Creates a new chapter (Chapter 19-3400) of The Philadelphia Code authorizing the tax deferral program for low-income longtime owner-occupants of residential properties.