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rental inspection programThe Philadelphia Inquirer
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Philadelphia is looking into proactively inspecting rental homes for safety and health instead of relying on tenants’ complaints.
A Pew report found that L&I inspected only about 7% of Philadelphia ’s rental units in a year .
The city estimates that it has 250,000 rental units.
Washington has a proactive inspection program.
The Rental Improvement Fund is the city’s most recent and largest attempt to support Philadelphia small landlords to make needed repairs and improvements.
The fund has allocated $8.2 million for repairs since it launched in the summer of 2023 .
Some of the most common repairs include fixes to roofs, electrical systems, plumbing, and heating and cooling systems.
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