City of Philadelphia - File #: 080424-A

• File #: 080424-A
• Version: 2
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 5/1/2008
• In control: Committee on Law and Government
• Final action: 6/19/2008
• Title: Amending Title 2 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City-County Consolidation," by adding a new Chapter providing that prior to the recording of any deed, a check of record ownership be conducted by the Department of Records, appropriate documentation be submitted to the Department with certain deeds and requirements for the delivery of deeds to the Department of Records be met; providing for notification to the record owner of the recording of any deed; providing for exemptions and making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Greenlee
• Indexes: RECORDS DEPARTMENT
• Code sections: Title 2 - CITY-COUNTY CONSOLIDATION

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
8/4/2008	2	MAYOR	SIGNED
6/19/2008	2	CITY COUNCIL	READ
6/19/2008	2	CITY COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	17:0
6/12/2008	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ
6/12/2008	2	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING.
6/12/2008	2	CITY COUNCIL	AMENDED
5/22/2008	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
5/22/2008	1	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
5/22/2008	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
5/21/2008	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING NOTICES SENT
5/21/2008	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING HELD
5/21/2008	0	Committee on Law and Government	AMENDED
5/21/2008	1	Committee on Law and Government	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
5/1/2008	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
5/1/2008	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Amending Title 2 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City-County Consolidation," by adding a new Chapter providing that prior to the recording of any deed, a check of record ownership be conducted by the Department of Records, appropriate documentation be submitted to the Department with certain deeds and requirements for the delivery of deeds to the Department of Records be met; providing for notification to the record owner of the recording of any deed; providing for exemptions and making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Title 2 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

TITLE 2. CITY-COUNTY CONSOLIDATION.

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CHAPTER 2-200. RECORDING OF DEEDS.

§ 2-201. Definitions.

(1) Commissioner. The Commissioner of Records.

(2) Corporation. As defined in Section 19-1402 of this Code.

(3) Deed. Any agreement in writing, that conveys, transfers, demises, vests, confirms or evidences any transfer or demise of title to real estate but not including wills, mortgages, deeds of trust or other instruments of like character given as security for a debt and deeds of release thereof to the debtor.

(4) Department. The Department of Records.

(5) Real estate. As defined in Section 19-1402 of this Code.

(6) Record owner. The person whose name last appears as the owner of record in the Department's records.

(7) Sheriff's deed. A deed giving ownership rights in real estate to a purchaser at a sheriff's sale.

(8) Title insurance company. As defined in 40 P.S. § 910-1.

(9) Title to real estate. As defined in Section 19-1402 of this Code.

§ 2-202. Requirements. The requirements of this Section are in addition to any requirements provided by state law, local law or regulations promulgated by the Department.

(1) Upon presentation of a deed for recording, the Department shall perfor...