Law / United States / Pennsylvania / City of Philadelphia

Bill No. 240823, Anti-Competitive Rental Practices

Philadelphia Code sec. 9-813

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In force since 11 February 2025.

An AI prohibited practices rule binding private bodies.

As of 3 September 2026.

What it requires

  • Do not sell, license, or provide, in Philadelphia, a service or product that involves price coordination among residential landlords, meaning a recommendation of rental prices, fees, or other rental terms drawn from nonpublic competitor data
  • Do not facilitate an agreement between Philadelphia residential landlords not to compete on rental pricing, fees, or other rental terms

If you get it wrong

Private right of actionYes

What it reaches

How the hook was established

express

What it reaches

supply

What makes it apply

Place of effect

Obligation class

Prohibition

What it makes you log

Logging duty

Section 9-813 prohibits price coordination for residential rental units in the City and its facilitation; it creates no duty for any party to keep a log, record or other documentation, and names nobody who may check one.

Kind
None
As of
21 September 2026

Who checks it

Audit expectation

none

What this law does

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No person may enter an agreement not to compete on rental pricing, fees, or other rental terms for a residential rental unit in Philadelphia, engage in price coordination for such a unit including through the sale, licensure, or provision of a service or product that involves price coordination, facilitate such an agreement between others, or use, subscribe to, or pay for a service that involves price coordination.

Any person aggrieved by a violation may bring a civil action for injunctive relief, damages, and attorney's fees, and the City's Law Department may also sue in the City's name.

When LexLint raises it

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City of Philadelphia official codified ordinances

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