Pennsylvania HB 858: An Act amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for county property contact information list; imposing duties on chief assessor; and providing for penalties.

Bill Text

PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 896, 1046 PRINTER'S NO. 1806
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 858
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY SOLOMON, MERSKI, SIEGEL, HILL-EVANS, DONAHUE,
KHAN, GIRAL, PROBST, SANCHEZ, NEILSON, STEELE, SCHLOSSBERG,
CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, CIRESI AND GREEN, MARCH 11, 2025
AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
JUNE 2, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for county
property contact information list; imposing duties on chief
assessor; and providing for penalties.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 68 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a chapter to read:
CHAPTER 25
COUNTY PROPERTY CONTACT INFORMATION LIST
Sec.
2501. Definitions.
2502. Establishment.
2503. Requirement.
2504. EXEMPTION.
2504 2505 . Contact information.
2505 2506 . Access to information on list.
2506 2507 . Penalties. <--
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2507 2508 . Confidentiality.
§ 2501. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Business." An association as defined in 15 Pa.C.S. § 102
(relating to definitions), not including a limited liability
company.
"Chief assessor." Any of the following:
(1) In a county of the first class, the chief assessment
officer, or any successor officer, appointed to direct the
office of property assessment or make and supervise the
making of all assessments and valuations of all subjects of
real property taxation in any successor office.
(2) In a county of the second class, the chief
assessment officer, or any successor officer, appointed to
direct the office of property assessments or make and
supervise the making of all assessments and valuations of all
subjects of real property taxation in any successor office.
(3) In a county of the second class A, third, fourth,
fifth, sixth, seventh or eighth class, or home rule county
formerly of any of those classifications, the individual
appointed by the board of county commissioners, or the body
or individual exercising the equivalent authority in a home
rule county, with the advice of the board of assessment
appeals, in accordance with 53 Pa.C.S. § 8831 (relating to
chief assessor).
"Limited liability company." As defined in 15 Pa.C.S. § 102.
"List." A property contact list established and maintained
by a chief assessor under section 2502 (relating to
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establishment).
"OWNER-OCCUPANT REAL PROPERTY." A REAL PROPERTY THAT IS
OWNED AND OCCUPIED BY AN INDIVIDUAL AS THE INDIVIDUAL'S
PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE AND DOMICILE.
"REAL PROPERTY OWNER." INCLUDES A CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP,
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, BUSINESS TRUST, OTHER ASSOCIATION,
ESTATE, TRUST, FOUNDATION OR INDIVIDUAL.
§ 2502. Establishment.
A chief assessor shall establish and maintain a list for the
real properties located within the county.
§ 2503. Requirement.
Contact information for a real property shall be added to the
list under the following circumstances AS FOLLOWS :
(1) if a real property owner voluntarily submits the
information to the chief assessor, the chief assessor shall
add the information to the list; or WITHIN 30 DAYS OF
PURCHASE OF A REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE COUNTY, A REAL
PROPERTY OWNER SHALL SUBMIT CONTACT INFORMATION TO THE CHIEF
ASSESSOR IN THE MANNER AND FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE CHIEF
ASSESSOR WHO SHALL ADD THE CONTACT INFORMATION TO THE LIST;
OR
(2) if a real property owner is cited for a violation of
a municip al ordinance or code, the municipality shall collect
the contact information for the real property and relay the
contact information to the chief assessor who shall add the
contact information to the list.
§ 2504. EXEMPTION.
THIS CHAPTER SHALL NOT APPLY TO AN OWNER-OCCUPANT REAL
PROPERTY.
§ 2504 2505 . Contact information.
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(a) Contact information.--The following contact information
shall be provided to the chief assessor when required or
permitted:
(1) If the buyer or owner of a real property is an
individual, the individual's name, residential address,
telephone number and email address.
(2) If the buyer or owner of a real property is a
business, the business's name, business address and telephone
number and email address of one owner or employee of the
business. The owner or business shall provide the contact
information of an individual, representative or employee who
has the authority and ability to repair, maintain or
otherwise remedy a problem or municipal code violation for
the real property, including the individual, representative
or employee's name, address, telephone number and emai