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Saving Your Home and Water Service Through TAP

*Highlights, UtilitiesBy garronApril 12, 2019

A recent Pew Charitable Trusts article highlighted a growing problem across the country – overdue water bills causing the loss of a family home. In Philadelphia, getting behind on your water bills could mean losing your home through a Sheriff’s Sale – a public auction where the City sells your property to the highest bidder. That’s a…

Philadelphia Shows Steady Progress Collecting Property Taxes While Also Helping Homeowners

*Highlights, Consumer Rights, HousingBy garronMarch 19, 2019

Philadelphia’s tax one-year non-collection rate hit a low of 3.9% in 2017, according to a report out in February from the Pew Research Center.[LINK].  This marked the third year in a row that the City has seen a decrease in the number of properties with uncollected taxes, outpacing similar cities with high poverty rates. According…

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