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The enacted bill established rules for short-term rentals in Philadelphia homes, including separate categories for rentals offered fewer than 91 days per year and rentals offered more often by a primary resident. It set limits and safety and neighborhood standards, generally exempted compliant owner-occupied limited lodging from rental-license requirements, and allowed booking agents to collect and pay the city’s hotel, tourism, and hospitality taxes on behalf of rental operators.

Amending Chapter 9-3900 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Property Licenses and Owner Accountability," Chapter 14-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Use Regulations," and Chapter 19-2400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Hotel Room Rental Tax," to facilitate short-term rentals of accommodations, to clarify the imposition and collection of Hotel Tax on the same, and to make technical and clarifying changes, all under certain terms and conditions.