A Pennsylvania law firm will continue its role as Lehighton Area School District’s delinquent property tax collector after the school board voted Monday night to extend the nine-year relationship.
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Lehighton Area School District’s decision to continue its relationship with Portnoff Law Associates for delinquent real estate tax collection will be made during Monday night’s school board meeting.
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A new fee for homeowners who are delinquent on their property taxes is set to be introduced locally.
Lehighton Area School District’s board of directors got its first look earlier this month at a new .
Portnoff Law Associates officials outlined how the firm would collect delinquent Scranton trash fees during a Tuesday caucus with city council.
But council President Bill Gaughan said he wonât support a contract with Portnoff or any other vendor unless the city develops a plan to offer a one-time grace period where residents could pay the face value of their delinquent refuse bills free of interest or penalties.
Portnoff, of King of Prussia, was one of five firms that responded to a city request for proposals for the collection of delinquent Scranton trash fees for tax years 2002 to 2020. The city is owed about $9.2 million in face values and penalties and about $2.8 million in interest on delinquent trash fee accounts associated with approximately 5,000 properties over that time, Treasurer Mary Jo Sheridan said.