Emergency Housing Protection Act
PHILADELPHIA EMERGENCY HOUSING PROTECTION ACT The Philadelphia City Counsel has passed the Emergency Housing Protection Act (“EHPA”). The city law imposes strict compliance requirements on landlords to evict tenants following the COVID-19 pandemic. The EHPA has already been challenged by the Homeowners Association of Philadelphia (HAPCO) as unconstitutional in federal court. The EHPA was passed […]
Philadelphia Tenants Rights
Philadelphia Tenants Rights have expanded under recent legislation. On October 26, 2011 Philadelphia City Council passed § 9-804 of the Philadelphia Code. The ordinance expands tenants rights. Under the law tenants have rights in Philadelphia Landlord/Tenant Court to contest evictions. It is important that landlords and tenants are aware of tenant rights as they are […]