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Amending The Philadelphia Code by adding requirements applicable to landlords who rent to students in Educational Housing Districts and to the colleges and universities attended by such students and by making technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.

AI summary

This lapsed bill would have set requirements for landlords renting to students in Educational Housing Districts. It proposed limiting buildings to six student residents unless a college or university signed a master lease, and would have required the school to provide adult supervisors, apply its student conduct rules, and submit a security plan to the Police Department.

File details

Status
LAPSED
Introduced
June 6, 2002
Sponsors
MAMichael A. Nutter
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code is amended to read as follows:

TITLE 9. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES, TRADES AND PROFESSIONS

CHAPTER [9-2400]

2800.

UNIVERSITIES,

LANDLORDS

AND STUDENTS

§9-[2401]

2801

Definitions. The terms “Educational Housing District” and “Student” shall have the meanings as defined under Chapter 10-1800.

The term “adult supervisor” shall mean a person of at least 21 years of age.

§9-[2402]

2802

§9-[2403]

2803

§9-[2404]

2804

§9-[2405]

2805

§9-2806.

Student Supervision Requirement.

(1)

No landlord may permit more than six students to live in any residential building located in an Educational Housing District unless the landlord enters into a master lease with a college or university pursuant to which the college or university leases from the landlord all units occupied by students who attend such college or university and the students sublease the units from the college or university.

(2)

If any college or university enters into a master lease in connection with a residential building in an Educational Housing District, the college or university must:

(a)

provide living space within the building to an adult supervisor for the first six students living in such building and living space for an additional adult supervisor for every twelve additional students living in the building above the initial six students;

(b)

impose on such adult supervisor the responsibilities that a resident advisor or other similar person has in the on-campus student dormitories of such university or college;

(c)

apply the provisions of its student code of conduct and student disciplinary policy to all student conduct at such building as if the building were an on-campus dormitory; and

(d)

provide to the Police Department by the start of classes of the fall semester, trimester or quarter of each school year a security plan for the area in and around the building.

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Explanation:

[Brackets] indicates matter deleted.

Italics

indicate new matter added.

End

File history

Sometimes city council's record keeping is not complete. This timeline reflects the information on the council's legistar website.
  1. Council actionCommittee on Licenses and Inspections

    Hearing notices sent

    Council actionCommittee on Licenses and Inspections

    Withdrawn

    Council actionCommittee on Licenses and Inspections

    Hearing held

  2. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced

    Pass
    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Referred