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Deadline to apply for the program is July 21, 2022

Chester County United Way, along with its partners, will be holding 8 outdoor events to promote its Mobile Home Tax Reassessment Program:

May 16, 2022 | 5:30 – 7:30 pm Saint Rocco’s Church 313 Sunny Dell Rd Avondale, PA 19311	June 5, 2022 | 10 am – 1 pm Saint Rocco’s Church 313 Sunny Dell Rd Avondale, PA 19311
June 9, 2022 | 5:00 – 7:00 pm Phoenixville Library 183 2nd Ave Phoenixville, PA 19460	June 14, 2022 | 5:30 – 7:30 pm Oxford Library 48 S 2nd St Oxford, PA 19363
June 22, 2022 | 4:30 – 6:00 pm Honey Brook Food Pantry 5064 Horseshoe Pike Honey Brook, PA 19344	June 28, 2022 | 3:30 – 6:30 pm Nottingham Manor 480 W Christine Rd Nottingham, PA 19362
July 19, 2022 | 5:30 – 7:30 pm Oxford Library 48 S 2nd St Oxford, PA 19363	July 21, 2022 | 5:00 – 7:00 pm Phoenixville Library 183 2nd Ave Phoenixville, PA 19460

“Our goal of completing 500 successful appeals this year is ambitious, but we are determined to help as many of those in need as we can,” said Christopher Saello, President and CEO of Chester County United Way. “We are hoping that through these events we can not only meet our goal, but possibly exceed it.”

Partnering with Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania, LCH Health and Community Services and local food pantries, the Mobile Home Tax Reassessment program offers assistance to mobile home owners in Chester County to file property tax reassessment appeals.

In just three years, the United Way Mobile Home Tax Reassessment program has made great impact:

• Assisted in 756 successful appeals
• Lowered these 756 mobile home assessments by 70% from $26 million to their actual assessed value of $8 million
• Saved each mobile home owner an average of $883 on their annual taxes
• Collectively saved these mobile home owners $6.7 million over the next 10 years that they should have never owed to begin with if not for a flaw in state tax code.

What is the process to apply?

To be considered for the 2022 reassessments, call Chester County United Way at 610-429-9400 to make an appointment, or visit www.UnitedForMobileHomes.com and fill out the 2022 Reassessment Form.

Once the form is complete:

• Chester County United Way will contact the client to schedule an intake appointment with a representative from Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania.
• A paralegal will complete the forms and will contact the client for their signature.
• A volunteer from Chester County United Way will take photos of the home for documentation.
• All forms will be submitted between May 1- August 1, 2022 to the County Reassessment Office.
• Clients will be notified of the results of their reassessment appeals in October 2022.

Deadline to apply for this program is July 21, 2022. Chester County United Way and its partners will do all the work and pay the fees on behalf of the homeowners in the program. To learn more about the Mobile Home Tax Reassessment project, view a video about it, participate in the project or make a donation, visit www.UnitedForMobileHomes.com or call 610-429-9400.