Ambler Borough is considering a proposed residential resale inspection ordinance. The proposed ordinance includes required inspections of certain items prior to the transfer of a property, including:sewer lateralselectrical certificationcurb, ...
Update 6/16/2023: The school board voted unanimously on June 15 to simply divide the $740,000 among all 8,431 property owners. Each property owner in the borough will receive an $88 reduction on their tax bill as a rebate. Read the Pottstown ...
School districts are crafting budgets for the 2023-2024 school year. Much of the timeline centers around Act 1, a 2006 state law that sets a maximum tax increase for each school district each year. Districts can exceed their caps by asking voters to ...
Warminster Municipal Authority requires a certification request, a property inspection and an application for service for all sales or transfers of property in its service area, including deed transfers and $1 sales. The inspection is in addition to ...
Voter turnout tends to plummet in municipal elections, unless there's an exciting special election on the ballot alongside the local offices. But municipal elections like the ones we're having in 2023 can have a big impact on people's lives — ...
Realtors and real estate brokers across southeastern Pennsylvania have begun receiving notices from the law firm Goehring, Rutter & Boehm (GRB Law) announcing they are working on behalf of the City of Philadelphia “to discover businesses ...
Has your buyer received notice of a county reassessment after purchasing a property? If so, the Suburban Realtors Alliance would like to hear from you at sra@suburbanrealtorsalliance.com We're trying to understand the criteria and methods Chester ...
It's a little tricky to compare county property tax rates in suburban Philadelphia. You might think the county with the lowest millage rate — Delaware County at 2.999 mills — would have a lower property tax burden than Bucks County, ...
When a property is transferred to a new owner in Chester County, the county assessment office may send a form to the new property owner asking for specific information about the property. After hearing from Realtors who were concerned the form ...
Voters didn't only select candidates on Nov. 8. In several communities, they approved or rejected referendums that affected taxes, land use and the structure of local government. Here's a quick run-down of some of the decisions reached in the ...