Official:Amending Chapter 9-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Landlord and Tenant,” to hereby authorize the creation of an Anti-Displacement Fund, to establish violations for displacement, and to authorize the Department of Planning and Development to administer the Anti-Displacement Fund; and amending Section A-505, entitled “Cease Operations Order” to add notice requirements, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember O'Rourke
Introduced: April 10, 2025
Signed: June 12, 2025
: Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and The Homeless
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill creates an Anti-Displacement Fund to help protect residents from being displaced by landlords and establishes penalties for landlords who displace tenants without a just cause.
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