This bill aims to modify the rules for landlords ending a tenancy, add protections for tenants against retaliation and harassment, and clarify tenants' rights to a safe and habitable living space. It also establishes new enforcement mechanisms and remedies for tenants. The bill affects tenants and landlords in Philadelphia.
Amending Chapter 9-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Landlord and Tenant," to modify the requirements related to good cause for ending a tenancy, add protections against retaliation and harassment for tenants and tenant organizations, specify tenants' rights related to the implied warranty of habitability and provide a legal presumption related to breaches of the implied warranty of habitability, create a tenant right to organize, specify deadlines for asserting claims, and establish and enhance enforcement mechanisms, remedies, damages, and protections, all under certain terms and conditions.
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15 Yes·1 No·1 Absent
Roll Call
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Anthony Phillips | Yes |
| Brian J. O'Neill | Yes |
| Cindy Bass | Yes |
| Curtis Jones, Jr. | Yes |
| Isaiah Thomas | Yes |
| Jamie Gauthier | Yes |
| Jeffery Young, Jr. | No |
| Jim Harrity | Yes |
| Katherine Gilmore Richardson | Absent |
| Kendra Brooks | Yes |
| Kenyatta Johnson | Yes |
| Mark Squilla | Yes |
| Michael Driscoll | Yes |
| Nicolas O'Rourke | Yes |
| Nina Ahmad | Yes |
| Quetcy Lozada | Yes |
| Rue Landau | Yes |