Official:Amending Section 9-804 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Unfair Rental Practices," to require good cause for certain residential evictions and to provide for a first option for existing tenants to renew a lease, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Jones
Introduced: October 5, 2017
Signed: December 6, 2018
: Committee on Law and Government
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill makes it harder for landlords in Philadelphia to evict tenants without a good reason. Tenants will also get first dibs on renewing their lease.
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