Official:Amending Chapter 19-3900 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Tax Exemptions for Longtime Owner-Occupants of Residential Properties," by amending the eligibility requirements to make eligible properties owned by certain individuals who received assistance in the acquisition of the property as part of a government or nonprofit housing program, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Johnson
Introduced: September 11, 2014
Signed: December 11, 2014
: Committee on Finance
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill amends a tax exemption law to allow certain homeowners who received government-assisted housing programs to qualify for property tax exemptions.
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