Official:Amending Chapter 16-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Philadelphia Land Bank," by requiring the City to give the Land Bank prior notice of certain tax lien sales including the opportunity to acquire certain tax liens offered for sale, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Council President Clarke
Introduced: September 8, 2016
: Committee on Public Property and Public Works
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2016–2019 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.
That is not unusual here. Of the 8,465 bills introduced between 2000 and 2025, 1,624 lapsed without a single recorded vote. Ninety percent of bills that became law carry a roll call. Three percent of lapsed bills do. How this works.
This bill requires the City to give the Philadelphia Land Bank prior notice of certain tax lien sales and offer them the opportunity to acquire or discharge those liens. The goal is likely to help the Land Bank revitalize properties in certain low-income neighborhoods.
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