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Amending Chapter 9-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Landlord and Tenant," to address matters related to the landlord and tenant relationship during the novel coronavirus of 2019 pandemic, including but not limited to periods of applicability of various provisions, such as the applicable period of the eviction diversion program, and time frames applicable to qualification for certain provisions, all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 9-800 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 9-800. LANDLORD AND TENANT
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? 9-809. COVID-19 Emergency Housing Protections.
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(1) Definitions. The following definitions apply to this Section 9-809 only:
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(b) COVID-19 emergency period. The period beginning on the date the ordinance adding Section 9-809 to the Code becomes law and ending August 31, 2020.
(b.1) COVID-19 inclusive emergency period. The period beginning March 1, 2020 and ending December 31, 2020.
(c) COVID-19 financial hardship. A tenant's or tenant's household member's loss of income due to any one or more of the following during the [COVID-19 emergency period or the retroactive emergency period] COVID-19 inclusive emergency period:
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(5) Eviction Diversion Program
(a) The Commission, or such other City department or office as the Mayor may designate, is authorized to establish a residential eviction diversion program to facilitate dispute resolution between landlords and tenants, which may include one or more of the following: [consisting of the following:]
(.1) A conciliation conference between a landlord and tenant that has experienced a COVID-19 financial hardship to mediate an agreement for asserted residential lease violations.
(.2) A designated mediator and housing counselor that participates in the conciliation conference.
(.3) A designated housing counselor that engages...
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