civus
BillENACTED

Bill 230419

Amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Real Estate Taxes,” to require notices of property assessed value and real estate tax liability, include information on the availability and application process for Income-based payment agreements, Homestead, Tax exemption for Long-time Owner Occupants and other tax relief programs, all under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced May 11, 2023Committee on FinanceOfficial record: City of Philadelphia via Legistar

Introduced by

Councilmember BassCouncilmember BassCouncilmember DriscollCouncilmember DriscollCouncilmember SquillaCouncilmember SquillaCouncilmember VaughnCouncilmember VaughnCouncilmember O'NeillCouncilmember O'NeillCouncilmember HarrityCouncilmember HarrityCouncilmember PhillipsCouncilmember PhillipsCouncilmember ThomasCouncilmember Thomas

How members voted

  1. Vote on Jun 22, 2023 · CITY COUNCIL

    Aye (15)

    Councilmember SquillaCouncilmember JohnsonCouncilmember JonesCouncil President ClarkeCouncilmember BassCouncilmember O'NeillCouncilmember BrooksCouncilmember GauthierCouncilmember Gilmore RichardsonCouncilmember ThomasCouncilmember DriscollCouncilmember LozadaCouncilmember HarrityCouncilmember VaughnCouncilmember Phillips

From the floor

Passages in the official transcripts that cite this file number. Every quote links to its exact place in the record.

  1. “The Committee on Finance, to which was referred Bill No. 230408, entitled "An ordinance amending Stated Meeting 06-15-2023 54 6/15/2023 19-3200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled 'Keystone Opportunity Zone, Economic Development District, and Strategic Development Area,' to provide for additional extensions of certain benefits"; and Bill No. 230418, entitled "An ordinance amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia C…”

    Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, June 15, 2023 · Jun 15, 2023 · official transcript, this passage

Status timeline

  1. May 11, 2023Introduced and Referred · CITY COUNCIL
  2. Jun 13, 2023HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Finance
  3. Jun 13, 2023HEARING HELD · Committee on Finance
  4. Jun 13, 2023AMENDED · Committee on Finance
  5. Jun 13, 2023REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED · Committee on Finance
  6. Jun 15, 2023READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  7. Jun 15, 2023SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL · CITY COUNCIL
  8. Jun 15, 2023ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  9. Jun 22, 2023READ AND PASSED · CITY COUNCIL
  10. Sep 14, 2023NO ACTION TAKEN · MAYOR

Official documents

Documents open on the City of Philadelphia’s legislative site.

Full text

Read the full text as published

..Title Amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," to require notices of property assessed value and real estate tax liability, include information on the availability and application process for Income-based payment agreements, Homestead, Tax exemption for Long-time Owner Occupants and other tax relief programs, all under certain terms and conditions. ..Body THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Section 19-1301 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows: � 19-1301. Real Estate Taxes. (1) (a) For each of the following years, a tax is hereby levied at the following respective rates on each one hundred dollars ($100) of the assessed value of taxable real property returned by the Board of Revision of Taxes in the year immediately preceding the stated year: * * * � 19-1301.1. Tax Relief information to be included in Notices of Property Assessed Value sent by the Office of Property Assessment and Notices of Real Estate Tax Liability sent by the Department of Revenue. (a) Notice informing the taxpayer of the right to an income-based payment agreement for homestead properties and the steps to apply for such payment agreements, and the availability of free advice and assistance from housing counseling agencies and legal services agencies for taxpayers who are eligible. The Office of Property Assessment and the Department of Revenue shall also provide written information of the addresses and phone numbers of housing counseling agencies and legal service agencies available to assist the taxpayer; and (b) Information about how to apply for the following programs: Homestead exclusion, pursuant to � 19-1301.2; Deferral, pursuant to � 19-1307; Longtime Owner-Occupant Exemption pursuant to � 19-3905(3)(a); and Senior Citizen Low Income Special Tax Provisions pursuant to � 19-2904(1)(a). � 19-1301.[1] 2. Homestead Exclusion. * * * ___________________________________ Explanation: [Brackets] indicate matter deleted. Italics indicate new matter added. ..End