PRINTER'S NO. 3166
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2617
Session of
2022
INTRODUCED BY INNAMORATO, KRAJEWSKI, R. BROWN, HARRIS, STURLA,
CEPHAS, N. NELSON, ROZZI, HOHENSTEIN, MERSKI, SCHLOSSBERG,
HARKINS, HILL-EVANS, PISCIOTTANO, BENHAM, KULIK, SOLOMON,
SANCHEZ, LEE, OTTEN, SCHWEYER, MADDEN, FIEDLER, DEASY,
GUZMAN, BULLOCK, DRISCOLL, KINSEY, McCLINTON, BIZZARRO,
COVINGTON, KIRKLAND, SIMS, DELLOSO, KINKEAD, ABNEY,
SHUSTERMAN, WEBSTER, SAPPEY, DALEY, KIM, ISAACSON AND
BRADFORD, MAY 27, 2022
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON URBAN AFFAIRS, MAY 27, 2022
AN ACT
Providing for funding to address habitability concerns in owner-
occupied and rental units, measures to improve energy or
water efficiency and make units accessible for individuals
with disabilities; establishing the Whole-Home Repairs
Program and the Whole-Home Repairs Fund; and imposing duties
on the Department of Community and Economic Development.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Whole-Home
Repairs Act.
Section 2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Affordable units." Units where rents are affordable to
tenants at or below 60% of area median income, adjusted for
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