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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.

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.