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Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
Said claim shall set forth:
1. The name of the municipality by which filed;
2. The name and last known address, including its zip code, of the owner of the property against which it is filed;
3. A description of the property against which it is filed;
4. The authority under or by virtue of which the tax was levied or the work was done;
5. The time for which the tax was levied, or the date on which the work was completed in front of the particular property against which the claim is filed; or the date of completion of the improvement, where the assessment is made after completion; or the date of confirmation by the court, where confirmation is required done;
6. If filed to the use of a contractor, the date of, and parties to, the contract for doing said work; and
7. In other than tax claims, the kind and character of the work done for which the claim is filed, and, if the work be such as to require previous notice to the owner to do it, when and how such notice was given.
Said claim shall be signed by, or have stamped thereon a facsimile signature of, the solicitor or chief executive officer of the claimant, or the chief of its delinquent tax bureau, except that, in counties of the second class, said claim or claims for county taxes, levies or assessments shall be signed by, or have stamped thereon a facsimile signature of, the county controller; and, in the case of a use-plaintiff, must be accompanied by an affidavit that the facts therein set forth are true to the best of his knowledge, information, and belief.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations § 7144. Contents of claim; signature; county taxes, levies or assessments; affidavit of use plaintiff - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-53-ps-municipal-and-quasimunicipal-corporations/pa-st-sect-53-7144/
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