PRINTER'S NO. 4244
No. 2813 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY McCALL, CAPPELLI, CORRIGAN, COY, CREIGHTON, DALEY,
DeWEESE, GEORGE, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HORSEY, JOSEPHS, KIRKLAND,
LAUGHLIN, MELIO, SHANER, STABACK, STEELMAN, THOMAS,
J. WILLIAMS, M. WRIGHT AND YOUNGBLOOD, AUGUST 6, 2002
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, AUGUST 6, 2002
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," providing for redemption of realty sold at
29 tax sale.
30 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
1 hereby enacts as follows:
2 Section 1. The act of July 7, 1947 (P.L.1368, No.542), known
3 as the Real Estate Tax Sale Law, is amended by adding a section
4 to read:
5 Section 706. Redemption of Property.--Notwithstanding any
6 provision of this act to the contrary:
7 (1) A person whose property has been levied upon shall have
8 the right to redeem the property prior to sale of the property
9 by paying the amount due plus the expenses incurred by the
10 bureau, if any.
11 (2) Real property which has been sold under this act may be
12 redeemed within six (6) months after the sale of the property by
13 any of the following:
14 (i) the owner or owners;
15 (ii) the heirs, executors or administrators of the owner or
16 owners;
17 (iii) a person who has an interest in the property;
18 (iv) a person who has a lien on the property; or
19 (v) a person acting on behalf of any of the persons listed
20 above, upon payment to the purchaser of the amount paid by the
21 purchaser plus interest of one and one half per centum (1.5%)
22 per month. If the purchaser cannot be found in the county in
23 which the property is located payment shall be made to the
24 bureau for the use of the purchaser.
25 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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