Posted: | July 19, 2023 05:29 PM |
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From: | Representative Rick Krajewski and Rep. Morgan Cephas, Rep. Tarik Khan, Rep. G. Roni Green |
To: | All House members |
Subject: | Common Sense Eviction Reform |
As elected state lawmakers representing Philadelphia, we are shocked and angered by the news that a contractor working for the landlord-tenant officer shot yet another tenant in Philadelphia during an eviction this Tuesday. This is the third discharge of a weapon during an eviction in the past three months in Philadelphia. While we are relieved to hear that the tenant is in stable condition, this situation should never have arisen in the first place and cannot be repeated. This should be a wake-up moment for lawmakers statewide to ensure that evictions do not continue to escalate into violence in the Commonwealth. As such we are calling for these common-sense reforms to be standards throughout Pennsylvania:
Evictions are a tragedy for our community and a matter of public health. They should be carried out in a way that recognizes the fundamental dignity and humanity of all tenants. These reforms of how evictions occur are the bare minimum to ensure that humanity. We ask that you join us in supporting this urgent legislation. |
Introduced as HB287