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Amending Chapter 9-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Landlord and Tenant," by adding a new Section 9-810, entitled "Prospective Tenant Screening Practices," to regulate the application and selection process for housing units, and make technical changes, 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, entitled "Landlord and Tenant" is amended as follows:
CHAPTER 9-800. LANDLORD AND TENANT
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? 9-810. Prospective Tenant Screening Practices.
(1) Definitions.
(a) Dwelling Unit. Any building or structure, or part of a building or structure, which is used for living or sleeping by human occupants, subject to the licensing requirements of Section 9-3902 of the Code. Each unit in a multi-family building constitutes a separate dwelling unit.
(b) Eviction History. A report or docket information containing or summarizing the contents of an eviction proceeding concerning the prospective tenant.
(c) Eviction Record. Any record containing information regarding a past or current landlord-tenant action, and any record of the filing of a landlord-tenant action, including but not limited to:
(.1) any information maintained by a court in any form in connection with a case or judicial proceeding, including but not limited to pleadings, motions, briefs and their respective attachments, evidentiary exhibits, indices, calendars, and dockets;
(.2) any order, judgment, opinion, or decree related to a judicial proceeding;
(.3) any official transcript or recording of a public judicial proceeding, in any form;
(.4) any information in a computerized case management system created or prepared by the court in connection with a case or judicial proceeding; and
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