Philadelphia landlords will be required to provide the city with up-to-date, reachable contract information following the passage of a new bill in City Council on Thursday.
The legislation, introduced by Councilmember Anthony Phillips (D-9th), said landlords who don’t reside at their rental property need to have a verifiable address in the city or hire a local agent as a point of contact. Those who don’t comply can be issued fines, lose their rental license or be unable to collect rent.
Phillips said he first decided to craft a bill on this after his office was “bombarded” with calls from renters who had large-scale issues at their homes but couldn’t get ahold of the property owner…