Fellow Solicitors: RE: Fire Escrow Funds (40 P.S. §638) This process has existed for about twenty-five years. It has resulted in property owners' insurance companies depositing funds with the City Treasurer, and in many cases, unfortunately forgotten. Has anyone else run into this situation? We are concerned about properties where the original owner is long gone and the funds remain in the Treasurer's Office. The original owners who suffered the fire and had the insurance did not claim the proceeds because the structure was not repaired. Later owners may have completed the repairs, but it is not their insurance company's money. Municipalities do not have the power to escheat in Pennsylvania. Experiences and ideas are welcome. Donald B. Hoyt Jason R. Sabol, Esq. Assistant Solicitor Solicitor's Office City of York 101 South George Street, 2nd Floor York, Pennsylvania 17401 Phone: 717.854.3487 Fax: 717.812-0557 www.yorkcity.org<http://www.yorkcity.org/> Working with you for a better York [Description: Description: cid:image002.png@01CDBC05.BAD10010] CONFIDENTIALITY NOTE: This e-mail message and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. This communication may contain material that is privileged and legally protected from disclosure by federal law, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). If you are not the intended recipient or the person or agent responsible for delivering the email to the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this email in error and that any use, dissemination, distribution, forwarding printing, copying or other use of this email is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by telephone or by electronic mail and delete this message and all copies and backups thereof. Thank you