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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 16 Pa.C.S.A. Counties § 14971. Additions and revisions to duplicates

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Addition to tax duplicates.--If in any county there is any construction of a building or buildings not otherwise exempt as a dwelling after January first of any year, and the building is not included in the tax duplicate of the county, the authority responsible for assessments in the county shall, upon the request of the county commissioners, cause to be inspected and reassessed, subject to the right of appeal and adjustment provided by any statute under which assessments are made, all taxable property in the county to which major improvements have been made after January 1 of any year.

(b) Notice of the reassessments.--Notice of the reassessments shall be given in accordance with 53 Pa.C.S. § 8841(c) (relating to assessment roll and interim revisions) to the authority responsible for assessments, the county commissioners and the property owner, and the following shall apply:

(1) Reassessed property shall be added to the duplicate and shall be taxable for county purposes at the reassessed valuation for that proportionate part of the fiscal year of the county remaining after the property was improved.

(2) Any improvement made during any given month shall be computed as having been made on the first of the month.

(3) A certified copy of the additions or revisions to the duplicate shall be furnished by the county commissioners to the proper tax collector for the county, and, within 10 days of receipt of the copy, the tax collector shall notify the owner of the property of the taxes due the county.

(4) If an assessment is made for a portion of a year under this section, the assessment shall be added to the duplicate of the following or succeeding year unless the value of the improvements has already been included in the duplicate.

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