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Lackawanna County approves $15 recorder fee to fund demolition of blighted properties
Summary
The Lackawanna County Board of Commissioners approved Ordinance 299 on its second reading to create a county demolition fund financed by a $15 fee collected by the Recorder of Deeds on recorded deeds and mortgages; the fee becomes effective Dec. 1, 2025 and the fund will be administered by the county land bank.
The Lackawanna County Board of Commissioners voted to adopt Ordinance 299 on Aug. 20, 2025, creating a county demolition fund financed by a $15 fee to be collected by the Lackawanna County Recorder of Deeds on every deed and mortgage recorded in the office.
The ordinance, authorized under Pennsylvania Act 87 of 1982 as amended by Act 152 of 2016, directs the Recorder of Deeds to deposit collected fees into a designated demolition fund to be administered by the Lackawanna County Land Bank. The ordinance states the fee becomes effective Dec. 1, 2025, not less than 90 days after final adoption.
Krista Magnotta, the county’s director of economic…
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