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. F5L72MRD/20020H2813B4244 - 2 -