Official:Amending Title 7 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Housing Code,” by adding a new Chapter 7-200, entitled “Preservation of Affordable Housing;” all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Green
Introduced: October 31, 2019
Signed: December 12, 2019
: Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and The Homeless
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This law aims to preserve affordable housing in Philadelphia by creating new regulations for properties that receive federal assistance or have low-income housing tax credits.
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