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City Council Proposes Refund or Forgiveness for Low-Income Residents Hit by Rising Property Taxes Immediately

Official:Amending Title 19 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Finances, Taxes and Collections,” by adding a new Chapter 19-4500, entitled “Low-Income Tax Provisions,” providing for the refund or forgiveness of real estate tax liability of certain low-income residents attributable to real estate tax increases and increases in the assessed value of the taxpayer’s homestead, under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Council President Clarke

Introduced: May 26, 2022

: Committee of the Whole

housing taxation

No one voted on this bill

This bill was introduced in the 2020–2023 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 proposes to refund or forgive real estate tax increases for low-income residents in Philadelphia, providing relief from economic burden.

What This Bill Does

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Adds a new Chapter 19-4500 to Title 19 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Low-Income Tax Provisions".
Provides for the refund or forgiveness of real estate tax liability of certain low-income residents attributable to real estate tax increases and increases in the assessed value of the taxpayer's homestead.
The refund or forgiveness will be under certain terms and conditions, but the specific details are not specified in the provided text.
This provision is enabled by the Act of ____________, 2022, which authorizes local taxing authorities to provide special tax provisions for low-income residents.