Official:Amending Chapter 9-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Landlord and Tenant,” to address matters related to the landlord and tenant relationship during the novel coronavirus of 2019 pandemic, including but not limited to periods of applicability of various provisions, such as the applicable period of the eviction diversion program, and time frames applicable to qualification for certain provisions, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Gym
Introduced: November 12, 2020
Signed: December 10, 2020
: Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and The Homeless
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill amends Philadelphia's Landlord and Tenant Code to provide temporary protections for tenants during the COVID-19 pandemic, including a moratorium on evictions and the establishment of an eviction diversion program.
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