Official:Amending Subcode PM (The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code) of The Philadelphia Code, by amending Section PM-306.0 entitled "Vacant Premises," by requiring owners to maintain property insurance on vacant premises, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Clarke
Introduced: January 24, 2006
: Committee on Licenses and Inspections
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2004–2007 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.
That is not unusual here. Of the 8,465 bills introduced between 2000 and 2025, 1,624 lapsed without a single recorded vote. Ninety percent of bills that became law carry a roll call. Three percent of lapsed bills do. How this works.
This bill requires owners of vacant properties in Philadelphia to maintain property insurance to cover damages caused by negligence. This means that if a vacant property causes damage to itself or an adjacent property, the owner will be responsible for paying for repairs.
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