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Friday, June 5: The Mayor has extended a mandatory citywide curfew. Effective at 8:00 p.m. through tomorrow at 6 a.m. Only people with essential duties will be permitted outdoors.
In effect: 8:00 p.m. on Friday, June 5 to 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 6
In effect: 1:00 p.m. on Monday, June 01 until further notice

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 outstanding tax balances

How to pay a outstanding 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).

Use code enforcement numbers to request a payoff

How to understand City of Philadelphia judgment and lien numbers in order to submit a payoff request.

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.

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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