Official:Amending subcode "PM," entitled "The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code," by amending Chapter 1, entitled "Administration," to require owners of certain vacant properties to designate agents for service, managing agents, and property managers, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Clarke
Introduced: September 23, 2010
: Committee on Licenses and Inspections
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2008–2011 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 owners of vacant properties in Philadelphia to designate agents for service and management, and specifies requirements and fees for these agents.
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