THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
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CHAPTER 2-200 RECORDING OF DEEDS.
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No deed shall be recorded if the grantor is delinquent in the payment of any City or School District of Philadelphia taxes, charges, fees, rents or claims, or any penalties or fines related to the grantor’s business for which they are responsible, unless said grantor has entered into an agreement to pay any such delinquency and is abiding by the terms of such agreement. Compliance is required by the grantor. Proof of compliance by submission of a Tax Clearance Certificate, as defined in Section 9-101, shall be required prior to recording any deed.
The provisions of Section 2-202(1) through (4) of this Chapter shall not apply to sheriff's deeds or deeds presented for recording by or for any title insurance company, title insurance agent, attorney or law firm or by or for any real estate broker or real estate agent licensed under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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The provisions of Section 2-202(7) of this Chapter shall not apply to sheriff's deeds or deeds presented for recording by or for any title insurance company. The provisions of Section 2-202(7) shall also not apply if the transfer of title to real estate is excluded from the payment of the Realty Transfer Tax as listed in Section 19-1405.
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Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
A motion was made by Councilmember Greenlee that this matter be Introduced and Referred to the Committee on Finance. The motion carried unanimously.
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