City of Philadelphia - File #: 110498

• File #: 110498
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 6/9/2011
• In control: Committee on Law and Government
• Final action: 10/13/2011
• Title: Amending Section 9-804 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Unfair Rental Practices," by requiring that every lease provide that a landlord shall be prohibited from terminating the lease based upon a tenant's status as a domestic violence victim, and shall be required to terminate the lease upon the request of a tenant victim of domestic violence, or may bifurcate the lease if such victim requests bifurcation, all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Greenlee
• Indexes: UNFAIR RENTAL PRACTICES
• Code sections: 9-804 - Unfair Rental Practices

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/26/2011	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
10/13/2011	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	17:0
10/6/2011	1	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
10/6/2011	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
10/6/2011	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
9/28/2011	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/28/2011	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING HELD
9/28/2011	0	Committee on Law and Government	AMENDED
9/28/2011	1	Committee on Law and Government	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
6/9/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

Title
Amending Section 9-804 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Unfair Rental Practices," by requiring that every lease provide that a landlord shall be prohibited from terminating the lease based upon a tenant's status as a domestic violence victim, and shall be required to terminate the lease upon the request of a tenant victim of domestic violence, or may bifurcate the lease if such victim requests bifurcation, all under certain terms and conditions.

Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Section 9-804 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

CHAPTER 9-800. LANDLORD AND TENANT - RENT CONTROL.

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§ 9-804. Unfair Rental Practices.

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(2) It shall be unlawful for any owner, landlord, agent or other person operating or managing premises to terminate a lease with a tenant or make, alter, amend or modify any term or condition of any existing lease or arrangement of tenancy with a tenant in retaliation for:

(a) any violation having been found against the premises;

(b) the filing of a complaint alleging a violation;

(c) [The] the joining of any lawful organization, or any other exercise of a legal right. It shall be unlawful for any owner, landlord, agent or other person operating or managing premises to refuse to lease any premises to a prospective tenant because he believes the prospective tenant has exercised any such right.

(d) an incident of domestic violence or sexual assault in which a tenant was the victim, or a tenant's status as a victim of domestic violence or sexual assault. For purposes of this subsection (2)(d) the meaning of the terms "victim", "domestic violence" and "sexual assault" are as defined in Section 9-3201 of this Code.

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(6) The owner, landlord, agent or other person operating or managing the premises shall, at the request of a tenant who is a victim of domestic violence or sexual assau...