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Council Introduced Bill to Stabilize Rent for Tenants Amid Pandemic

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 rent stabilization, and making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Brooks

Introduced: May 1, 2020

: Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and The Homeless

housing public healthrent stabilization

No one voted on this bill

This bill was introduced in the 2020–2023 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.

Plain-Language Summary

This bill aims to protect tenants during the COVID-19 pandemic by temporarily stabilizing rent and making technical changes to The Philadelphia Code.

What This Bill Does

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The bill temporarily stabilizes rent for tenants during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The bill makes technical changes to The Philadelphia Code related to the landlord and tenant relationship.
The bill requires landlords to provide tenants with certain written notices, such as those related to rent increases or evictions.
The bill establishes that certain provisions, including those related to rent stabilization, are effective only during the COVID-19 pandemic and for a specified time period.