Official:Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code (The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code), Subcode PM (The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code), by providing for definitions and amending requirements applicable to foreclosed residential premises, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Quiñones Sánchez
Introduced: October 1, 2015
Signed: December 3, 2015
: Committee on Licenses and Inspections
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill changes the definition of 'foreclosed vacant residential property' in Philadelphia's Property Maintenance Code. It clarifies that a foreclosed property is not considered vacant if someone takes possession for their own residence.
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