PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 3740

PRINTER'S NO.  4168

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

HOUSE BILL

 

No.

2472

Session of

2012

  

  

INTRODUCED BY MOUL, CREIGHTON, BAKER, CALTAGIRONE, CLYMER, D. COSTA, EMRICK, EVERETT, FREEMAN, GILLESPIE, GODSHALL, HARRIS, HENNESSEY, LAWRENCE, MUNDY, MURT, O'NEILL, ROCK, STEPHENS, STERN, TALLMAN, VULAKOVICH, MILLER, QUINN, DALEY, HORNAMAN GINGRICH AND PERRY, JUNE 13, 2012

  

  

AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, OCTOBER 2, 2012   

  

  

  

AN ACT

  

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Amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania

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Consolidated Statutes, in consolidated county assessment,

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further providing for assessment of mobile homes and house

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trailers.

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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hereby enacts as follows:

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Section 1.  Section 8821 of Title 53 of the Pennsylvania

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Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:

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§ 8821.  Assessment of mobile homes and house trailers.

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(a.1)  Value.--

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(1)  In arriving at the actual value of a mobile home or

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house trailer, the assessor shall consider:

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(i)  The value placed on the mobile home or house

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trailer in a national directory or valuation guide

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prepared by an association that analyzes mobile home or

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house trailer sales and other relevant data.

 


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(ii)  Any depreciation in value of the unit.

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(iii)  The ability of the mobile home or house

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trailer to be readily transported from one site to

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another.

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(2)  The value stated in such national directory or

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valuation guide shall be prima facie evidence of value, but

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shall not necessarily be controlling.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days January 1,

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2013.

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