Official:Amending Chapter 9-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Landlord And Tenant - Rent Control," by requiring adequate notice to tenants regarding rent increases and adequate notice to landlords in the case of tenants' decision not to renew a lease, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Greenlee
Introduced: September 25, 2014
Signed: November 12, 2015
: Committee on Law and Government
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill requires landlords to give tenants at least 60 days' notice before raising rent and for tenants to give landlords at least 30 days' notice if they don't plan to renew their lease.
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