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Introduced
02/26/2025
02/26/2025
In Committee
06/23/2025
06/23/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Amending the act of April 8, 1982 (P.L.310, No.87), entitled "An act establishing fees for services of recorders of deeds in counties of the second A, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth classes and home rule charter counties of these classes; authorizing a special deed and mortgage recording fee in certain counties; and establishing county demolition funds," further providing for a fee imposed and used for demolition.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Recorder of Deeds Fee Law to increase and modify the fee that counties can charge for recording deeds and mortgages. Specifically, the maximum fee a county can charge is raised from $15 to $16 per deed and mortgage recorded. The bill introduces an annual inflation adjustment mechanism where the Department of Community and Economic Development will calculate fee increases based on the Consumer Price Index for the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington area, rounding to the nearest dollar. County governing bodies can choose to implement these annual increases or wait and implement multiple years of increases at once. The fee must be deposited into a county demolition fund and can only be used for demolishing blighted properties within the county. This provision aims to help counties address urban decay by providing a dedicated funding source for removing abandoned or dilapidated buildings. The bill will take effect 60 days after its enactment, giving counties time to prepare for the fee change and potential annual adjustments.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Housing and Urban Affairs
Sponsors (9)
Dave Argall (R)*,
Rosemary Brown (R),
Jay Costa (D),
Cris Dush (R),
Wayne Fontana (D),
John Kane (D),
Tim Kearney (D),
Nick Miller (D),
Pat Stefano (R),
Last Action
Re-referred to Appropriations (on 06/23/2025)
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