Official:Amending Title 16 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Public Property,” by amending Chapter 16-400, entitled “Vacant and Surplus Properties,” Chapter 16-500, entitled “Councilmanic District Development Program,” and Chapter 16-700, entitled “Philadelphia Land Bank,” in order to establish uniform procedures for the disposition of property by the City and City-related agencies to whom the City conveys property, and to amend the provisions governing the Land Bank, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Council President Clarke
Introduced: June 20, 2019
Signed: October 31, 2019
: Committee on Public Property and Public Works
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill aims to create uniform procedures for selling or transferring City-owned properties and make changes to the Philadelphia Land Bank to improve how it handles vacant and surplus properties.
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