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Amending Chapter 19-3100, entitled "Attorney Fees In Collection Matters; Retention Of Private Attorneys," by providing for imposition of attorney and collection agency fees in connection with certain collection activity, under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 19-3100 of The Philadelphia Code is amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 19-3100. ATTORNEY AND OTHER COLLECTION FEES IN COLLECTION MATTERS; RETENTION OF PRIVATE ATTORNEYS AND OTHER COLLECTORS.
ยง 19-3101. Schedule of Attorney and Other Collection Fees.
(1) Subject to revision from time to time pursuant to subsection 19-3101(2), the following schedule of attorney fees shall apply to the City's imposition of attorney fees under Section 3(a) of the Municipal Claims and Tax Liens Act (53 P.S. 7106(a)), as amended, or under any other such law that permits the imposition of attorney fees in connection with the collection of delinquent tax and other municipal claims and accounts:
(a) In a matter handled by Law Department attorneys, attorney fees of six percent (6%) of the amount of the delinquent claim shall be imposed;
(b) In a matter for which a private attorney has been retained by the Law Department on a contingency fee basis, attorney fees of up to eighteen percent (18%) of the amount of the delinquent claim shall be imposed; and
(c) In a matter for which a private attorney has been retained by the Law Department on a non-contingency basis, attorney fees at a rate of seventy-five dollars ($75) per hour shall be imposed.
(1.1) Subject to revision from time to time pursuant to subsection 19-3101(2), the following schedule of non-attorney collector fees shall apply to the City's imposition of such fees under Sections 1 and 3 of the Municipal Claims and Tax Liens Act (53 P.S. 7101, 7106), as amended, or under any other such law that permits the imposition of such fees in connection with the collec...
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