Official:Amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," to provide for a homestead exemption with respect to City real property tax, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Clarke
Introduced: March 22, 2007
Signed: December 13, 2007
: Committee on Finance
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill creates a homestead exemption for City of Philadelphia real property tax, allowing homeowners to exclude a portion of their property's value from taxation.
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