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Homeowners Get Temporary Reprieve on Filing Deadline for Homestead Exclusion Relief

Official:Amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by extending the deadline for filing applications for the homestead exclusion; all under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Blackwell

Introduced: September 11, 2014

: Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and The Homeless

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No one voted on this bill

This bill was introduced in the 2012–2015 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 extends the deadline for homeowners to apply for a homestead exclusion from real estate taxes.

What This Bill Does

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Extends the deadline for filing applications for the homestead exclusion from real estate taxes from September 13 to October
2. Applies to the owner or owners of real property who wish to apply for designation of property as homestead property.
Specifies that applications shall be made to the Office of Property Assessment (OPA) and shall be in a form prescribed by the OPA.
Does not affect the effective date of the ordinance, which is stated to become effective immediately.