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Due to extremely hot weather, the City is implementing a Heat Health Emergency. You can find Cooling Centers, pools, spraygrounds, recreation centers, libraries with extended hours, and older adult centers on our interactive map. For help call the heatline at (215) 765-9040.
In effect: noon on Wednesday, July 17 to 11:00 p.m. on Monday, July 22

Payments, assistance & taxes

Resolve judgements, liens & debts

Steps the City will take to ensure that people pay bills and taxes. Includes both enforcement measures and ways to pay outstanding judgement

Pay delinquent tax balances

How to pay a delinquent tax balance and who to contact if you need to set up a payment plan.

Resolve bills or liens for work done by the City on a property

How to resolve unpaid bills or liens for work done by the City on a property.

Resolve business and income/ wage tax liens & judgments

How to obtain a lump sum payoff of business & income/wage tax liens & judgments.

Resolve water liens & judgments

How to resolve outstanding water liens or judgments before selling or refinancing a Real Estate property (payoff requests).

Prevent sequestration

Details on the Real Estate Tax Sequestration Program, in which the City has a third party take over management of a tax-delinquent property.

Look up debt collection agencies

Describes when the City uses collection agencies to help collect delinquent taxes, and provides links to the agencies the City uses.

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