Published on Friday, November 11, 2016

Updated - Urgent Call To Action: Pittsburgh Realty Transfer Tax

Contact Pittsburgh City Council to Voice your opposition

Pittsburgh City Council will be considering a bill that will increase the city realty transfer tax by 25%. Pittsburgh already has the highest transfer tax in Western Pennsylvania.

Call all city council members. Have all of your customers call city council.
Follow this link to call or email city council https://www.votervoice.net/RAMP/campaigns/48502/respond

District	First Name	Last Name	Phone	Email
1	Darlene	Harris	(412) 255-2135	Darlene.Harris@pittsburghpa.gov
2	Theresa	Kail-Smith	(412) 255-8963	Theresa.Kail-Smith@pittsburghpa.gov
3	Bruce	Kraus	(412) 255-2130	Bruce.Kraus@pittsburghpa.gov
4	Natalia	Rudiak	(412) 255-2131	Natalia.Rudiak@pittsburghpa.gov
5	Corey	O'Connor	(412) 255-8965	Corey.OConnor@pittsburghpa.gov
6	Daniel	Lavelle	(412) 255-2134	Daniel.Lavelle@pittsburghpa.gov
7	Deb	Gross	(412) 255-2140	Deborah.Gross@pittsburghpa.gov
8	Dan	Gilman	(412) 255-2133	Daniel.Gilman@pittsburghpa.gov
9	Ricky	Burgess	(412) 255-2137	Reverend.Burgess@pittsburghpa.gov
Mayor	Bill	Peduto	(412) 255-2626

"LET'S NOT MAKE HOUSING MORE EXPENSIVE"

Here is a sample of the text you may use for your email or phone:

Pittsburgh City Council will be considering a bill that will increase the city realty transfer tax by 25%. Pittsburgh already has the highest transfer tax in Western Pennsylvania. Theoretically, this tax increase would fund affordable housing efforts. As Realtors, we support affordable housing but this tax increase is not the vehicle to fund this project.

Let's not make housing more expensive. Please oppose any increase to the realty transfer tax.

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If you have any questions, please contact RAMP's Government Affairs Director Matt Vermiere.

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