The city’s Office of Property Assessment estimates that about 50 percent of homeowners who are eligible for a special property tax break have yet to apply. If you are one of those homeowners, you might want to get on this – the deadline is September 13.
To be eligible a property must be the homeowner’s primary residence, so it can’t be a rental or a co-op. That’s it.
There are a bunch of different ways to apply. You can apply online or download a form here. The telephone number to apply is 215-686-9200. Once you apply and are approved, you will get the exemption every year unless you move or your deed changes.
August 22nd, 2013 at 10:32 am
Thanks for sharing this. Looks like it will save us a few hundred dollars a year.
August 22nd, 2013 at 10:57 am
I completed an online application sometime earlier this year, I think, and never heard back. How do we know if we’re approved?
August 22nd, 2013 at 11:06 am
You can check on the OPA website by searching for your house
http://www.phila.gov/OPA/Pages/PropertyInformation.aspx
Under account details, you’ll see Homestead: (YES or NO)
August 22nd, 2013 at 10:39 pm
Is this the same thing as the Homestead Exemption I applied for earlier this year?
August 22nd, 2013 at 10:43 pm
You can get a homestead exemption for a triplex or other rental building that the owner(s) live in.