PRINTER'S NO. 1770
No. 1466 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY DIVEN, BELARDI, BELFANTI, CALTAGIRONE,
CAPPABIANCA, CAPPELLI, CAWLEY, CIVERA, COY, CRUZ, CURRY,
DALEY, DeLUCA, DeWEESE, FRANKEL, GRUCELA, HERMAN, JAMES,
JOSEPHS, KIRKLAND, LAUGHLIN, MANN, MUNDY, PETRARCA, PISTELLA,
READSHAW, RUFFING, SAINATO, SCRIMENTI, SHANER, SOLOBAY,
STABACK, WALKO, WATERS, C. WILLIAMS, J. WILLIAMS, WOJNAROSKI,
YOUNGBLOOD, YUDICHAK, HARHAI, THOMAS AND MYERS, MAY 1, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES,
MAY 1, 2001
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of March 11, 1971 (P.L.104, No.3), entitled, as
2 amended, "An act providing property tax or rent rebate and
3 inflation dividends to certain senior citizens, widows,
4 widowers and permanently disabled persons with limited
5 incomes; establishing uniform standards and qualifications
6 for eligibility to receive rebates and dividends; providing
7 for transportation assistance grants and grants to area
8 agencies on aging for services to older persons; and imposing
9 duties upon the Department of Revenue," further providing for
10 claims by tenants.
11 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
12 hereby enacts as follows:
13 Section 1. Section 4(c) of the act of March 11, 1971
14 (P.L.104, No.3), known as the Senior Citizens Rebate and
15 Assistance Act, reenacted and amended December 21, 1979
16 (P.L.570, No.131) and March 10, 1982 (P.L.177, No.56), is
17 amended and the section is amended by adding a subsection to
18 read:
19 Section 4. Property Tax; Rent Rebate and Inflation Cost.--
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2 (c) No claim shall be allowed if the claimant is a tenant of
3 an owner of real property exempt from real property taxes[.]
4 except as provided in subsection (c.1).
5 (c.1) A claimant who is a tenant under subsection (c) is
6 eligible to receive assistance under this act if the tenant:
7 (1) provides proof that the tenant received a rent rebate
8 for the year immediately preceding the year for which a claim is
9 filed;
10 (2) resides in the same premises in which the tenant resided
11 during the year immediately preceding the year for which a claim
12 is filed;
13 (3) provides proof that the tenant paid rent due for the
14 year for which a claim is filed; and
15 (4) meets other applicable requirements of this act.
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17 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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