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Mehndeke t1_j25hvr4 wrote

I had my homestead exemption disappear when they reassessed my home for tax purposes. Yeah, that got an appeal plus several phone calls, where I was put on hold until I was told by an automated voice to leave a message.

After several weeks, I think, *think* it's worked out. But I'm not paying my tax bill until I see it applied.

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douglas_in_philly OP t1_j265j24 wrote

Interesting you should mention that, because I am positive that I had applied for (and been approved for) the homestead exemption a number of years ago, but looking at the property website, it doesn’t appear on the prior years’ tax amounts as a reduction. When I filled out the application back in November, it was only because I saw someone post about it, and thought there’d be no harm in submitting the form.

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Mehndeke t1_j266nz1 wrote

It's supposed to be a once and done thing when you buy your house. But this is Philly, and Philly government. So...

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