PRINTER'S NO. 817

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No. 720 Session of 1975

        INTRODUCED BY MEBUS, SHUMAN, WEIDNER, W. D. HUTCHINSON, GRING,
           NOYE, BURNS, TRELLO, LEVI, GARZIA, O'KEEFE AND DOYLE,
           MARCH 17, 1975

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, MARCH 18, 1975

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending the act of May 6, 1970 (P.L.355, No.119), entitled "An
     2     act validating Tax Claim Bureau deeds made prior to December
     3     31, 1952 where the property was not properly posted or the
     4     certificate of posting was not filed," extending the cut-off
     5     date.

     6     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     7  hereby enacts as follows:
     8     Section 1.  The title and section 1 of the act of May 6, 1970
     9  (P.L.355, No.119), entitled "An act validating Tax Claim Bureau
    10  deeds made prior to December 31, 1952 where the property was not
    11  properly posted or the certificate of posting was not filed,"
    12  are amended to read:
    13                               AN ACT
    14  Validating Tax Claim Bureau deeds made prior to December 31,
    15     [1952] 1965 where the property was not properly posted or the
    16     certificate of posting was not filed.
    17     Section 1.  Whenever, prior to December 31, [1952] 1965 any
    18  property was sold by a Tax Claim Bureau of a county under the
    19  provisions of the act of July 7, 1947 (P.L.1368, No.542), known

     1  as the "Real Estate Tax Sale Law," for the purpose of securing
     2  the payment of delinquent taxes which were assessed and levied
     3  against such property, and in lieu of personal service the
     4  property was not properly posted or if it was properly posted
     5  the certificate of posting was not filed, if, in all other
     6  respects the law relating to the holding of such sale was fully
     7  complied with, all such sales and Tax Claim Bureau deeds are
     8  hereby ratified, confirmed and validated and the title to any
     9  such property purchased by any person or by the county
    10  commissioners of the county is hereby declared to be as valid as
    11  if the property had been properly posted or the certificate of
    12  posting had been properly filed.
    13     Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.












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