Section 39.1. (a) Any owner of real property located within a city of the first class, any mortgagee thereof or any person having a lien or claim thereon or interest therein shall register a notice of interest with the department of the city of the first class responsible for collection of tax and municipal claims stating his name, residence and mailing address and a description of the real property in which the person has an interest. A notice of interest shall not be required for any mortgage or interest otherwise properly recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds provided the document contains a current address sufficient to satisfy the notice requirements of this section. The interested party shall file an amended registration as needed.
(b) After the completion and filing of a notice of interest, a city of the first class shall serve all petitions, rules and other notices required by this act on those interested parties at the registered address.
(c) A city of the first class may promulgate regulations for the bulk registration of notices of interest.
(39.1 added Dec. 14, 1992, P.L.858, No.135)