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Philadelphia landlord questions, with visible review limits
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Product, billing, and support
The free Property Readiness Check, Compliance Watch, managed-pilot boundaries, reminders, legacy access, and help with a result.
- What does the Property Readiness Check check?
- Is Philly Rental Compliance affiliated with the City?
- Does Compliance Watch certify that my property is compliant?
- What happens when I activate Compliance Watch?
- I bought the former $29 audit. How does my legacy credit work?
- What does Compliance Watch monitor?
- How often are City records checked?
- What happens if a City source is unavailable?
- What are the things only I can confirm?
- How do the Compliance Watch and legacy guarantees work?
- Can I cancel monitoring at any time?
- Do you offer plans for multiple properties?
- What should I do if a result appears incorrect?
- What happens to a free reminder I already confirmed?
- Can the service guarantee a license renewal?
Rental license and core compliance
Frequently used Philadelphia license, CRS, violation, local-agent, and 2026 rule references.
- Do I need a new Certificate of Rental Suitability when a lease renews?
- Do I have to provide heat, and to what temperature?
- What are my bed-bug obligations before and during a lease?
- Do I have to go through the Eviction Diversion Program before filing an eviction?
- What actually changes for landlords on November 1, 2026?
- I live outside Philadelphia. What's this new Local Agent requirement?
Other Philadelphia landlord rules
Tenant notices, screening, deposits, habitability, and other operational reference questions.
- My tenant is a domestic violence victim and wants to break the lease early. What do I have to do?
- I own a triplex. Do I really need a written smoking policy?
- How much security deposit can I charge, and can tenants pay it in installments?
- How much notice do I have to give before raising the rent?
- Can I refuse Section 8 or housing-voucher applicants?
- What does the Renters' Access Act require when I screen applicants? And is there a 'fair chance housing' law in Philadelphia?
- Can I use rent-pricing software like RealPage to set my rents?
These answers describe the City of Philadelphia's published requirements and are general information, not legal advice. Requirements change, and future-effective provisions require current implementation and litigation-status verification. For legal questions about your situation, talk to a licensed Pennsylvania attorney.
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