City of Philadelphia - File #: 220655

• File #: 220655
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 9/15/2022
• In control: Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and The Homeless
• Final action: 10/13/2022
• Title: Amending Chapter 9-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Landlord and Tenant," to modify requirements and authorizations related to the City's residential eviction diversion program, including associated changes to the landlord and tenant relationship, and to make certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Gym, Councilmember Brooks, Councilmember Thomas, Councilmember Gauthier
• Indexes: LANDLORD AND TENANT
• Code sections: 9-800 - Landlord and Tenant-Rent Control

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/19/2022	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
10/13/2022	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	10:1
10/6/2022	1	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL
10/6/2022	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
10/6/2022	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
10/4/2022	0	Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and The Homeless	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/4/2022	0	Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and The Homeless	HEARING HELD
10/4/2022	0	Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and The Homeless	AMENDED
10/4/2022	1	Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and The Homeless	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
9/15/2022	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred

Title
Amending Chapter 9-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Landlord and Tenant," to modify requirements and authorizations related to the City's residential eviction diversion program, including associated changes to the landlord and tenant relationship, and to make certain 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 is hereby amended to read as follows:

CHAPTER 9-800. LANDLORD AND TENANT

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? 9-811. Eviction Diversion Program.

(1) Authorization and Program Structure. The Department of Planning and Development, or such other City department or office as the Mayor may designate, is authorized to continue operating a pre-filing residential eviction diversion program to facilitate dispute resolution between landlords and tenants or acquisition of rental assistance, if available. Landlords shall enroll in the eviction diversion program by completing an application [for rental assistance or similar financial assistance,] or in such other manner as directed by the Department. It is not Council's expectation that the diversion program will continue (a) [unless] if there is [sufficient] insufficient funding [is] available to operate the program; or (b) if a post-filing diversion program is established that allows a meaningful opportunity to resolve landlord and tenant disputes without an eviction filing against a tenant becoming known to third parties, provided that a pre-filing diversion program may continue to be offered on a voluntary basis.

(2) So long as the City is running a mandatory pre-filing eviction diversion program consistent with subsection (1), above, [that includes rental assistance funds,] no landlord shall have a lawful basis to evict a tenant unless the landlord has complied with the following requirements:

(a) The landlord has enrolled with the eviction diversion program consistent with subsectio...