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This enacted ordinance requires landlords and others who approve rental applications to make uniform written screening criteria available before accepting applications. When they reject an application, they generally must provide the applicant with written reasons and certain third-party documents within three business days; failing to provide the required information may be considered evidence of an unlawful housing practice, with an exception for certain publicly assisted or deed-restricted affordable housing.

Amending Chapter 9-1100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Fair Practices Ordinance: Protections Against Unlawful Discrimination," to require the use and disclosure of uniform screening criteria for rental housing and certain related disclosures to prospective rental housing applicants, and to provide that the failure to provide such disclosures may be evidence of other unlawful housing and real property practices, all under certain terms and conditions.