Official:Amending Section 11-506 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Alleys, Driveways, and Retaining Walls," by requiring that the buyer, prior to the sale of real estate, be notified of the existence of any retaining wall within the boundaries of the real estate being conveyed; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Bass
Introduced: February 2, 2012
: Committee on Streets and Services
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2012–2015 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 sellers to inform buyers about any retaining walls on a property before it's sold, and provides a disclosure statement with information about the wall.
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This bill makes the following changes
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