Official:Amending Section 9-1004 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contractors," by requiring home improvement contractors to enter into a written contracts before performing any job for which they are paid more than a specified amount, and by prohibiting certain conduct by home improvement contractors in the procurement of such contracts and in the performance of services under such contracts, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Kenney
Introduced: March 2, 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.
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This bill requires home improvement contractors in Philadelphia to enter into written contracts before performing jobs worth more than a specified amount, and prohibits certain conduct by these contractors.
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