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City Licenses Denied to Philly Businesses with Unpaid Taxes and Fines Under New Proposal

Official:Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 050204) approved June 2, 2005, entitled "An Ordinance amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled 'The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code,' by amending Subcode A, Section A-202, entitled 'Duties and Powers of the Code Official,' by providing that no license or permit required by Title 4 shall be issued or renewed if the applicant is delinquent in payment of any City or School District taxes, charges, fees, rents or claims, or is delinquent in the payment of certain penalties or fines, all under certain terms and conditions," by providing a different effective date than stated therein.

Sponsor: Councilmember DiCicco

Introduced: November 3, 2005

Signed: December 15, 2005

: Committee on Licenses and Inspections

building constructionfinance housing procurement

Plain-Language Summary

This bill amends an existing ordinance related to building construction and occupancy code, requiring that licenses or permits be denied if applicants are delinquent in taxes, charges, fees, rents, claims, penalties, or fines.