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Philly had to finalize 2020 property values in March. So why did 30,000 taxpayers just receive new assessments?

A city spokesperson says some property owners receive late assessment notices every year. But the letters mailed June 28 caught homeowners by surprise, and will result in tax increases for most of them.

Homes on St. Albans Street in Philadelphia. About 30,000 homeowners received new assessment notices from the city in June, three months after the deadline to certify assessments for the following year, according to state law.
Homes on St. Albans Street in Philadelphia. About 30,000 homeowners received new assessment notices from the city in June, three months after the deadline to certify assessments for the following year, according to state law.Read moreCharles Fox / File Photograph