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Amending Chapter 9-800 ("Landlord and Tenant") to add prohibitions and penalties related to anti-competitive rental practices, all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
TITLE 9. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES, TRADES AND PROFESSIONS
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CHAPTER 9-800. LANDLORD AND TENANT
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? 9-802. Definitions.
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(5) Unfair Rental Practice. Any act in violation of Section 9-804 or Section 9-809.
(6) Non-Public Competitor Information. Information that is not available to the general public, including information about actual rent prices, occupancy rates, lease start and end dates, and similar data, regardless whether the information is attributable to a specific competitor or anonymized, and regardless of whether it is derived from or otherwise provided by another person that competes in the same market or a related market.
(7) Price Coordination. Engaging in both of the following acts: (a) collecting historical or contemporaneous non-public competitor information concerning prices, price changes, supply levels, occupancy rates, or lease or rental contract termination and renewal dates of residential rental units from two or more real estate lessors, whether or not monetary or other valuable consideration is paid to acquire or collect such information; and (b) recommending or suggesting rental prices, fees, rental terms, or occupancy levels to a real estate lessor based on such information, including when such recommendation involves the analysis or processing of information using a computational or algorithmic system, software, or process. Price coordination does not include (i) providing information for the purpose of establishing rent or income limits in accordance with the affordable housing program guidelines of a governmental entity; or (ii) generation or use of any report, study, or presentation that provide...
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