§ 7-203. Notice Requirements. 9

   (1)   Owners of affordable housing properties shall provide to each of the following at least 12-months' written notice of their intent to take a protected action to:

      (a)   The Director of Planning and Development;

      (b)   The City Councilmember for the Council district in which the affordable housing property is located

      (c)   The Executive Director of the Philadelphia Housing Authority;

      (d)   All Registered Community Organizations as defined in subsection 14-303(11A) whose registered area of concern contains any portion of the properties included in the notice;

      (e)   The Executive Director of Community Legal Services and the Executive Director of Regional Housing Legal Services, or in the event of either agency's dissolution, an organization providing comparable legal services with respect to housing as is designated by the City; and

      (f)   All tenants of the affordable housing property.

   (2)   This notice shall include:

      (a)   The address of the affordable housing property;

      (b)   The name, address, and phone number of the owner;

      (c)   The name, address, phone number, and email address of the owner's designated contact person;

      (d)   A description of the protected action to be taken and its intended date; and

      (e)   The current address, email address, and phone number for Community Legal Services and Regional Housing Legal Services, or such other organization providing comparable legal services with respect to housing as is designated by the City.

   (3)   The notice shall be in writing and mailed by electronic mail; and certified mail, return receipt requested.

   (4)   This notice shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other notices required by law.

   (5)   Owners of affordable housing properties shall provide to each of the parties named in subsection 7-203(1) at least 130 days' written notice of their intent to sell, convey, or otherwise transfer an affordable housing property, except if

      (a)   The owner of the affordable housing property has already provided, within the previous 12 months, a notice of intent to take a protected action for that property;

      (b)   The owner has already complied with the requirements of Section 7-204 ("Right of First Refusal"); or

      (c)   The recipient of the property sale, conveyance, or transfer records a Long Term Affordability Indenture.

   (6)   Within two weeks of receipt of notice of intent to foreclose by a government or private lender, owners of Affordable Housing Properties shall provide to each of the parties named in subsection 7-203(1) notice that meets the conditions of subsection 7-203(2) and subsection 7-203(3).

 

Notes

9	Amended, Bill No. 221017 (approved May 24, 2023).