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A03448
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
907
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY ROSS, HARPER, GINGRICH, FREEMAN AND M. DALEY,
APRIL 8, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, APRIL 8, 2015
AN ACT
Amending the act of July 7, 1947 (P.L.1368, No.542), entitled,
as amended, "An act amending, revising and consolidating the
laws relating to delinquent county, city, except of the first
and second class and second class A, borough, town, township,
school district, except of the first class and school
districts within cities of the second class A, and
institution district taxes, providing when, how and upon what
property, and to what extent liens shall be allowed for such
taxes, the return and entering of claims therefor; the
collection and adjudication of such claims, sales of real
property, including seated and unseated lands, subject to the
lien of such tax claims; the disposition of the proceeds
thereof, including State taxes and municipal claims recovered
and the redemption of property; providing for the discharge
and divestiture by certain tax sales of all estates in
property and of mortgages and liens on such property, and the
proceedings therefor; creating a Tax Claim Bureau in each
county, except counties of the first and second class, to act
as agent for taxing districts; defining its powers and
duties, including sales of property, the management of
property taken in sequestration, and the management, sale and
disposition of property heretofore sold to the county
commissioners, taxing districts and trustees at tax sales;
providing a method for the service of process and notices;
imposing duties on taxing districts and their officers and on
tax collectors, and certain expenses on counties and for
their reimbursement by taxing districts; and repealing
existing laws," in short title and definitions, further
providing for definitions.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
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Section 1. Section 102 of the act of July 7, 1947 (P.L.1368,
No.542), known as the Real Estate Tax Sale Law, is amended by
adding a definition to read:
Section 102. Definitions.--As used in this act, the
following words shall be construed as herein defined, unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
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"Posted" or "posting," the following:
(1) In the case of property containing assessed
improvements, affixing notices as required by this act:
(i) To a portion of an improvement situated to be reasonably
conspicuous to both the owner and the general public.
(ii) To a stake secured on or adjacent to the property,
within approximately twenty-five (25) feet of any entrance to
the property in a manner situated to be reasonably conspicuous
to both the owner and general public, in cases in which
subclause (i) does not apply.
(iii) Adjacent to the property line, on a stake secured on
or adjacent to the property in a manner reasonably conspicuous
to the owner and general public in cases in which subclauses (i)
and (ii) do not apply.
(2) In the case of property containing no assessed
improvements, affixing notices as required by this act:
(i) To a stake secured on or adjacent to the property,
within approximately twenty-five (25) feet of any entrance to
the property in a manner situated to be reasonably conspicuous
to both the owner and general public.
(ii) Adjacent to the property line, on a stake secured on or
adjacent to the property in a manner reasonably conspicuous to
the owner and general public in cases in which subclause (i)
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does not apply.
(3) In the e vent that a reasonably conspicuous location in
accordance with clause (1) or (2) is not available, placing any
alternative, similarly durable notification of proceedings under
this act at a location on or near the property and reasonably
conspicuous to the owner and general public.
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Section 2. The addition of the definition of "posted" or
"posting" in section 102 of the act shall not be construed to
affect the posting of property prior to the effective date of
this section.
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 180 days.
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