City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2009-1740

• File #: 2009-1740
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed Finally
• File created: 9/8/2009
• In control: Committee on Finance and Law
• Final action: 10/20/2009
• Enactment date: 10/20/2009
• Enactment #: 27
• Effective date: 10/23/2009
• Title: Ordinance approving and adopting a schedule of attorney fees in connection with the collection of filed and unfiled taxes, tax claims, tax liens, municipal claims and municipal liens, pursuant to Act 1 of 1996 and Act 20 of 2003 and approving and adopting a schedule of charges, expenses and fees pursuant to the Act of May 16, 1923, as amended, 53 P.S. §7101, §7103, and §7106, and Act 83 of 2004.
• Indexes: MISCELLANEOUS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/26/2009	1	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
10/20/2009	1	City Council	Passed Finally	Pass
10/14/2009	1	Committee on Finance and Law	Affirmatively Recommended	Pass
10/7/2009	1	Committee on Hearings	Public Hearing Held
9/22/2009	1	Committee on Finance and Law	Held for Cablecast Post Agenda	Pass
9/22/2009	1	Committee on Finance and Law	Held for Cablecast Public Hearing	Pass
9/15/2009	1	City Council	Read and referred

Presenter
Presented by Mr. Peduto

Title
Ordinance approving and adopting a schedule of attorney fees in connection with the collection of filed and unfiled taxes, tax claims, tax liens, municipal claims and municipal liens, pursuant to Act 1 of 1996 and Act 20 of 2003 and approving and adopting a schedule of charges, expenses and fees pursuant to the Act of May 16, 1923, as amended, 53 P.S. §7101, §7103, and §7106, and Act 83 of 2004.

Body
WHEREAS, the City of Pittsburgh (hereinafter "City") is required from time-to-time to enforce by various means the collection of unpaid taxes, tax claims, tax liens, municipal claims and municipal liens, whether filed or unfiled (hereinafter individually referred to as "Delinquent Claim" or collectively referred to as "Delinquent Claims"; Delinquent Claims relating solely to taxes shall be referred to as "Delinquent Tax Claims"; Delinquent Claims relating solely to Municipal Claims, Municipal Service Fees or Municipal Assessments shall be referred to as "Delinquent Municipal Claims"); and

WHEREAS, the expense of such enforced collection, and of the recordkeeping and other services related to the collection, filing, satisfaction, assignment and revival of Delinquent Claims (hereinafter referred to as "Servicing"), when absorbed by the City, constitutes a further demand on the City's resources; and

WHEREAS, Act 1 of 1996 (hereinafter "Act 1") and Act 20 of 2003 (hereinafter "Act 20") amend, among other provisions, §3 of the Pennsylvania Municipal Claim and Tax Lien Law (hereinafter the "Act"), Act of May 16, 1923, PL 207, so that §3, as amended, 53 P.S. §7106, permits the City to recover reasonable attorney fees in connection with the collection of Delinquent Claims from the persons and property owing such Delinquent Claims; and

WHEREAS, Act 83 of 2004 amends §1, §2, and §3 of the Act, 53 P.S. §§7101, 7103, and 7106, respectively, and permits the City to recover as part of each unpaid Delinquent Clai...