Official:Amending Chapter 9-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Landlord and Tenant,” to establish requirements related to security deposits for residential rentals and establishing remedies for violations, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Landau
Introduced: January 30, 2025
Signed: June 12, 2025
: Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and The Homeless
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This law sets new requirements for landlords to handle security deposits and provides penalties for non-compliance in residential rentals.
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