If you’re a senior citizen who owns a home in Philadelphia and lives in that property, you can pay your Real Estate Taxes in monthly installments.
To qualify, you must be at least 65 years old, or have a spouse who lives in the same home who is at least 65 years old.
Apply by completing and mailing in a current-year installment plan application. The application must include proof of age. Acceptable documents include:
- Driver’s license
- Birth certificate
- PHL City ID
- Medicare card
Payment coupons
Submit your application between now and November 1, 2019 to receive a 12-month installment book that covers all of 2020. Coupon books are mailed out in December.
If you submit your application after November 1, you will receive a monthly notice beginning May 1, 2020 for eight months.
When you make all required monthly payments, you are automatically enrolled in the installment plan for the following year. You never have to reapply, unless there is a change to your property deed.
But be careful! Miss a monthly payment, and you’ll disqualify yourself from the installment plan program. To get back in it you’ll have to restart the application process.
