Official:Amending various sections of The Philadelphia Code to address matters related to the landlord and tenant relationship during the novel coronavirus of 2019 pandemic and otherwise, including providing for temporary eviction relief, and making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Gym
Introduced: May 1, 2020
Signed: June 18, 2020
: Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and The Homeless
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill provides temporary eviction relief to Philadelphia tenants during the COVID-19 pandemic and makes technical changes to related city laws.
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