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Amending Chapter 9-3900 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Property Licenses and Owner Accountability," as it is amended by Bill No. 140892, by requiring the seller of a property that must be licensed under that Chapter to provide written notice to the buyer concerning the property license and other requirements of that Chapter and the property maintenance requirements of the Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code; all under certain terms and conditions.

AI summary

This enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s property licensing rules by requiring the certificate issued for a property sale to include written information about property-license responsibilities and property-maintenance requirements. The notice must explain the licensing rules, how to obtain the Property Maintenance Code, and that a buyer who must obtain a license has 10 days after ownership transfers to do so or may face fines and penalties.

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Status
ENACTED
Introduced
November 20, 2014
Sponsors
Bobby Henon
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 9-3900 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Property Licenses and Owner Accountability,” as it is amended by Bill No. 140892, is further amended to read as follows:

CHAPTER 9-3900. PROPERTY LICENSES AND OWNER ACCOUNTABILITY.

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§9-3908. Notification of License Obligation.

Notification of License Obligation.

(a)

Whenever the City issues a certificate to an owner indicating the zoning classification and the legality of the existing use of a property to be sold, as required by the act of November 28, 1973 (P.L. 348, No. 121), as amended (21 P.S. §613), such certificate shall include a summary of

the license and owner accountability responsibility requirements of this Chapter

and the property maintenance requirements of Title 4, Subcode PM (the Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code). Such summary

shall contain, at minimum, the following information:

(i) an explanation of the property license requirements, including the following statement: “No person shall collect rent with respect to any property without first obtaining a license pursuant to

Chapter 9-3900 of The Philadelphia Code”;

(ii)

an explanation of how an owner can obtain a copy of the Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code; and

(iii) the following statement: “Failure of the buyer to obtain a property license, if required by Chapter 9-3900 of The Philadelphia Code, within ten (10) days after the transfer of ownership shall constitute a violation of The Philadelphia Code and may result in fines and penalties.”

SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall take effect upon the effecive date of Bill No. 140892.

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Explanation:

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File history

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  1. Council actionMAYOR

    Signed

  3. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Read and ordered placed on next week's second reading calendar

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on this day`s first reading calendar

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Suspend the rules of the council

    Pass
  4. Council actionCommittee on Licenses and Inspections

    Reported favorably, rule suspension requested

    Council actionCommittee on Licenses and Inspections

    Amended

    Council actionCommittee on Licenses and Inspections

    Hearing held

    Council actionCommittee on Licenses and Inspections

    Hearing notices sent

  5. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced and Referred

    Pass