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Landlords Now Required to Hand Over Rental License Details to Tenants At Time Of Lease Signing

Official:Amending Chapter 9-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Landlord and Tenant - Rent Control," by requiring that tenants of rental units be provided with a written disclosure of the Landlord's Rental License Information at the time of and accompanying their lease; and make technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Henon

Introduced: October 5, 2017

: Committee on Rules

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No one voted on this bill

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.

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill requires landlords to provide tenants with written information about their rental license at the time of lease signing, as well as contact information for the Department of Licenses and Inspection.

What This Bill Does

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Landlords must provide tenants with written disclosure of the landlord's rental license information at the time of lease signing.
The written disclosure must include contact information for the Department of Licenses and Inspection to verify the license information.
The written disclosure must be included as part of the lease.
This bill takes effect 60 days after it becomes law.