PRINTER'S NO. 3236
No. 2315 Session of 2004
INTRODUCED BY CRAHALLA, J. TAYLOR, PETRONE, DENLINGER, GOOD,
GOODMAN, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, LEACH, McILHATTAN, PISTELLA,
REICHLEY, SCAVELLO, SCRIMENTI, E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, WATSON
AND YOUNGBLOOD, FEBRUARY 3, 2004
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON URBAN AFFAIRS, FEBRUARY 3, 2004
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 7, 1947 (P.L.1368, No.542), entitled,
2 as amended, "An act amending, revising and consolidating the
3 laws relating to delinquent county, city, except of the first
4 and second class and second class A, borough, town, township,
5 school district, except of the first class and school
6 districts within cities of the second class A, and
7 institution district taxes, providing when, how and upon what
8 property, and to what extent liens shall be allowed for such
9 taxes, the return and entering of claims therefor; the
10 collection and adjudication of such claims, sales of real
11 property, including seated and unseated lands, subject to the
12 lien of such tax claims; the disposition of the proceeds
13 thereof, including State taxes and municipal claims recovered
14 and the redemption of property; providing for the discharge
15 and divestiture by certain tax sales of all estates in
16 property and of mortgages and liens on such property, and the
17 proceedings therefor; creating a Tax Claim Bureau in each
18 county, except counties of the first and second class, to act
19 as agent for taxing districts; defining its powers and
20 duties, including sales of property, the management of
21 property taken in sequestration, and the management, sale and
22 disposition of property heretofore sold to the county
23 commissioners, taxing districts and trustees at tax sales;
24 providing a method for the service of process and notices;
25 imposing duties on taxing districts and their officers and on
26 tax collectors, and certain expenses on counties and for
27 their reimbursement by taxing districts; and repealing
28 existing laws," further providing for hearing and order for
29 judicial sale; and providing for combined judicial sales.
30 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
1 hereby enacts as follows:
2 Section 1. Section 612 of the act of July 7, 1947 (P.L.1368,
3 No.542), known as the Real Estate Tax Sale Law, is amended by
4 adding a subsection to read:
5 Section 612. Hearing and Order for Judicial Sale.--
6 * * *
7 (d) The court may fix a common date and place of sale for
8 more than one property to be sold.
9 Section 2. The act is amended by adding a section to read:
10 Section 612.2. Combined Judicial Sales.--If the bureau has
11 more than one property on which it was unable to obtain a bid
12 sufficient to pay the upset price, it may, with the approval of
13 the interested taxing districts, and in accordance with the
14 requirements of this subarticle, petition for, and the court may
15 authorize a combined sale of two or more of the properties, to
16 be sold free and clear of all tax and municipal claims,
17 mortgages, liens, charges and estates, except separately taxed
18 ground rents, to the highest bidder, and that the purchaser at
19 such sale shall take and thereafter have an absolute title to
20 the properties sold free and clear of all tax and municipal
21 claims, mortgages, liens, charges and estates of whatsoever
22 kind, except ground rents, separately taxed.
23 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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