Philadelphia restricts no-fault evictions through its Good Cause Eviction Ordinance and the Pennsylvania Landlord and Tenant Act. Landlords must state a permitted reason, give proper notice, and pay relocation assistance when ending tenancies without tenant fault.
Phila. Code 9-810 lists the only allowed reasons for ending a covered tenancy at lease expiration, including owner move-in, substantial renovation, sale to an owner-occupier, removal from rental market, and certain rehabilitation work. For each no-fault category the landlord must serve written notice 30, 60, or 90 days in advance depending on tenancy length and pay relocation assistance equal to two or three months rent. Pennsylvania's Landlord and Tenant Act, 68 P.S. §250.501, sets baseline notice rules statewide. Failure to follow Code 9-810 voids the notice and bars an ejectment filing in Philadelphia Municipal Court.
Filing an ejectment without a permitted reason, the proper notice period, or paid relocation assistance results in dismissal and exposes the landlord to fines and Fair Housing Commission orders.
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