Official:Amending Subcode "PM" of The Philadelphia Code ("The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code"), by revising certain requirements and penalties with respect to maintenance and upkeep of vacant structures and land; and by providing for separate special requirements for Foreclosed Vacant Residential Properties and Large Vacant Commercial and Industrial Properties; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Henon
Introduced: June 16, 2016
: Committee on Licenses and Inspections
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2016–2019 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 amends Philadelphia's Property Maintenance Code to require vacant structures and land to be maintained in a clean, safe, secure, and sanitary condition. It also creates separate requirements for foreclosed vacant residential properties and large vacant commercial and industrial properties.
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