PRINTER'S NO. 3775
No. 2757 Session of 1996
INTRODUCED BY VEON, STURLA, WALKO, BATTISTO, MELIO, BELARDI,
CORRIGAN, SHANER, M. N. WRIGHT, GIGLIOTTI, PETTIT, DeLUCA,
DALEY, TIGUE, BELFANTI, ITKIN, JOSEPHS, YOUNGBLOOD, CARONE,
GEORGE, STEELMAN, PISTELLA, McGEEHAN, ROONEY, TRELLO, RAMOS,
WILLIAMS AND OLASZ, JUNE 18, 1996
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON URBAN AFFAIRS, JUNE 18, 1996
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of May 28, 1937 (P.L.955, No.265), entitled, as
2 amended, "An act to promote public health, safety, morals,
3 and welfare by declaring the necessity of creating public
4 bodies, corporate and politic, to be known as housing
5 authorities to engage in slum clearance, and to undertake
6 projects, to provide dwelling accommodations for persons of
7 low income; providing for the organization of such housing
8 authorities; defining their powers and duties; providing for
9 the exercise of such powers, including the acquisition of
10 property by purchase, gift or eminent domain, the renting and
11 selling of property, and including borrowing money, issuing
12 bonds, and other obligations, and giving security therefor;
13 prescribing the remedies of obligees of housing authorities;
14 authorizing housing authorities to enter into agreements,
15 including agreements with the United States, the
16 Commonwealth, and political subdivisions and municipalities
17 thereof; defining the application of zoning, sanitary, and
18 building laws and regulations to projects built or maintained
19 by such housing authorities; exempting the property and
20 securities of such housing authorities from taxation; and
21 imposing duties and conferring powers upon the State Planning
22 Board, and certain other State officers and departments,"
23 providing for the payment of taxes.
24 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
25 hereby enacts as follows:
26 Section 1. The act of May 28, 1937 (P.L.955, No.265), known
27 as the Housing Authorities Law, is amended by adding a section
1 to read:
2 Section 11.1. Payment of Taxes Owed.--All persons
3 contracting with the housing authority as a lessor shall
4 annually and upon initial application supply a tax certification
5 notice which demonstrates payment of all taxes owed to the
6 appropriate municipality, county and school district. Failure to
7 provide such certification shall result in denial or termination
8 of any contract with the housing authority.
9 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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