Philadelphia Suspends All Evictions By Landlord-Tenant Officers After Multiple Shootings

By Tom Ignudo, CBS Philadelphia

July 20, 2023

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Philadelphia has suspended all evictions involving landlord-tenant officers after multiple shootings across the city over the past several months, officials said Wednesday.

In total, there have been three shootings involving landlord-tenant officers since March.

Philadelphia Municipal Court, Hon. Patrick Dugan and Marisa Shuter, the current Landlord Tenant Officer, both agreed to suspend lockouts immediately.

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