On June 23rd, 2009 City Council of Lancaster, Pennsylvania adopted Administrative Bill 10-2009, Fee Ordinance and Fee Resolution which codified the fees for services provided by the City of Lancaster. The effective date of the Fee Schedule is July 13^th, 2009. The following will explain the procedures that are mandatory, as well as the forms required, for processing all tax certifications, water finals and/or trash finals.

Fee Schedule Procedures

Attorney, Title, Settlement Company and Instructions: 

• All requests must be mailed with payment. (See below for fee schedule) Please allow ample time for return.  Requests are usually processed within 24 hours. 

• Include a self addressed stamped envelope with requests or a fax number for return.  

• If all information is not submitted we cannot process the requests. 

• If you do not have the City of Lancaster Request Form for Tax Certifications and Water/Sewer, Trash Finals the Settlement and Tax Certification Forms can be downloaded here or can be faxed to you. Please telephone 717-735-3425 to request this form.  

• Only requests submitted on the City of Lancaster Request Form will be completed. 

• When making requests, please include fee for the Water/Sewer Final. Prior to closing you may fax the final water meter reading to 717-735-3431 and we will provide the Final Water Bill for settlement. 

• If payment is not submitted prior to requesting a final water bill, we will not be able to process the final.   

• The Fees per parcel are as follows:
• Tax Certification $20.00
• Final Trash Bill $9.00 
• Final Water Reading $9.00 
• Complete Certification $38.00
  Make checks payable to City of Lancaster