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An Ordinance of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, amending Ordinance No. 57-03-OR adopting a schedule of charges, expenses, and fees pursuant to the Act of May 16, 1923, P.L. 207, as amended, 53 P.S. §7101, §7103, and §7106 and repealing any other Ordinance inconsistent herewith.
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WHEREAS, the County of Allegheny (hereinafter “County”), through its duly elected Treasurer, is required to collect unpaid delinquent taxes, tax claims, and tax liens (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Delinquent Taxes” or “Tax Claims”); and
WHEREAS, the in-house collection of Delinquent Taxes by the County places a significant demand upon the County's resources, the expense of which is borne by the taxpayers of Allegheny County; and
WHEREAS, there are third-party service providers who specialize in providing collection and recordkeeping services related to the collection of Delinquent Taxes (“Servicing” and/or “Servicer”);
WHEREAS, §1, §2, and §3 of the Act of May 16, 1923, P.L. 207, as amended, 53 P.S. §7101, §7103, and §7106, respectively, permit the County to recover as part of each unpaid Tax Claim, amongst other things, the charges, expenses, and fees relating to the taxpayer's failure to pay the Tax Claim promptly; and
WHEREAS, by Ordinance No. 57-03-OR, known as the “Tax, Tax Claim, and Tax Lien Attorney Fees and Servicing Charges, Expenses, and Fees Ordinance” the County adopted a schedule of attorney fees, charges, expenses, and fees to be charged and collected in enforcement proceedings initiated by counsel to collect Delinquent Taxes; and
WHEREAS, the County desires to exercise all of its legal authority in order to encourage the prompt payment of Delinquent Taxes, and to reduce, the expense associated with Servicing the collection of Delinquent Taxes not specifically provided for in Ordinance No. 57-03-OR; and
WHEREAS, the County and the Treasurer desire this Ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 57-03-OR; and...
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