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Philadelphia Cnty. C.P. Municipal Court-Civil Rule 134
Fair Housing Commission
If a tenant has filed a complaint which has been accept ed by the Fair Housing Commission prior
to the date a complaint in eviction is filed by the landlord, the Court shall continue the case for a
sufficient period to enable the Commission to hold its hearings.
In those cases where the Landlord has filed his complaint in Municipal Court for eviction, the Fair
Housing Commission will not accept a complaint from a tenant prior to the date of the eviction
hearing. The judge hearing Landlord and Tenant cases will make the initial determination as to
whether a matter should be sent to Fair Housing. Those cases (1) where the tena nt can prove that
there is no rent delinquency and proof is presented of outstanding L & I viola tions (a copy of the
L & I Report or an affidavit from Tenant’s counsel will be sufficient), or (2) those cases where
there is no rent delinquency and the tenant claims retaliatory eviction shall be continued for at least
sixty (60) days to a date certain and the tenant instructed to file a complaint with the Fair Housing
Commission.
Note: Adopted December 5, 1986, effective February 1, 1987.
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