Sheriff’s Office Under Fire Over Deed Delays | Philadelphia News

Philadelphia’s Sheriff Rochelle Bilal is under fire after a judge exposed a crippling backlog of property deeds—buyers waited over a year, homes sat abandoned, and squatters moved in. The office initially blamed buyers, but court docs show they failed to meet legal deadlines. In response, they processed hundreds of deeds in two days—but raised new red flags: millions in auction funds sat idle while $4.5M was paid to an outside firm for “deed processing,” details omitted from their court filing. Questions linger about financial mismanagement and whether real progress is being made—or just paper fixes. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/879d3b080d972d25