{"id":"MET-PIT-047","kind":"order","level":"city","jurisdiction":"City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania","state":"PA","metro":"PIT","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Council of the City of Pittsburgh; Ordinance 6 of 2021, File 2021-1237","authority":"Home Rule Charter; Declaration of Disaster Emergency of March 13, 2020 (renewed to March 16, 2021 at enactment)","instrument":"Ordinance 6 of 2021 adding Chapter 782, Temporary Eviction Regulation For Disease Prevention and Control Due to COVID-19","title":"Ordinance amending Title VII Business Licensing, Article X Rental of Residential Housing by including new Chapter 782 Temporary Eviction Regulation For Disease Prevention and Control Due to COVID-19","dateIssued":"2021-03-02","effective":"2021-03-03 (recited in Ordinance 12 of 2021)","end":"Sunset upon termination of the City\u0027s Disaster Emergency Declaration (sec. 782.03); the last renewal ran to August 3, 2021","startDate":"2021-03-03","endDate":"2021-08-03","quarters":["2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["OTHER","CRT"],"addressees":["landlords of residential rental units in Pittsburgh","tenants","Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations"],"clause":"Section 782.02 Residential Eviction Regulation. (a) A tenant may... present to a court of competent jurisdiction, as a defense to the remedy of eviction specifically and exclusively for non-payment of rent, a Certification of COVID-19 Related Hardship. This defense shall act to prevent the advancement of the remedy of eviction against a tenant for non-payment of rent.... (b) No landlord may take action to cause the eviction of an individual or household except for good cause.... (e) Violation of this Chapter shall be subject to a summary offence which may lead to a fine of up to $10,000. Section 782.03 Sunset. This Chapter 782 shall expire upon termination of the City\u0027s Disaster Emergency Declaration or by City Council legislative termination, whichever is sooner.","enforcement":"Summary offense; fine up to $10,000 (as enacted; revised by Ordinance 12 of 2021 to $1,000 and $2,500 tiers).","functions":["PM property management (evictions regulated)","LE leasing","CB landlords and tenants"],"notes":"Recitals record the Fifth Judicial District\u0027s eviction stay through February 26, 2021 and eviction filings by Council district.","sourceUrl":"https://webapi.legistar.com/v1/pittsburgh/Matters/26069/Texts/","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":83134,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-PIT","url":"/library/MET-PIT-047","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-PIT-047","citation":"Council of the City of Pittsburgh; Ordinance 6 of 2021, File 2021-1237, Ordinance 6 of 2021 adding Chapter 782, Temporary Eviction Regulation For Disease Prevention and Control Due to COVID-19 (Mar. 2, 2021) (Ex. MET-PIT-047)","stateName":"Pennsylvania","related":[]}