Official:Amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by amending the deadline for which certain property owners may apply for a designation of homestead property; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Blackwell
Introduced: April 18, 2013
Signed: May 9, 2013
: Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and The Homeless
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill extends the deadline for property owners to apply for a homestead tax exemption from July 31 to September 13 in the year prior to the tax due date.
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