Pennsylvania § 5713 - Real property tax relief.
Full text of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 5713 — Real property tax relief., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5713. Real property tax relief.
(a) General rule.--Notwithstanding any other law and subject to subsection (b), a taxing district may, by majority vote of the taxing district's governing body, do any of the following for the collection of a tax imposed on the assessed value of real property that would otherwise be due by December 31, 2020:
(1) Collect the tax at the taxing district's prescribed discount rate, if any, no later than August 31, 2020.
(2) Waive any fee or penalty otherwise associated with the late payment of the tax if paid in full by December 31, 2020.
(b) Resolution required.--Any taxing district electing to exercise a power under subsection (a) shall do so by delivering a resolution of the governing body to the tax collector for the taxing district within 30 days of the effective date of this subsection.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 5713 cover?
Section 5713 ("Real property tax relief.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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