Honoring the historic North Philadelphia Tenants Union, City-Wide Tenants Union, East Broad Street Tenants Union, and Northwest Tenants Organization, which were critical in the fight for basic tenants' rights and protections in the City of Philadelphia and whose work continues to inspire local activists and community leaders today.

Honoring the historic North Philadelphia Tenants Union, City-Wide Tenants Union, East Broad Street Tenants Union, and Northwest Tenants Organization, which were critical in the fight for basic tenants’ rights and protections in the City of Philadelphia and whose work continues to inspire local activists and community leaders today. WHEREAS, The tenant rights movement gained initial prominence during the late 1960s and achieved initial success in achieving material gains for working-class Philadelphians during the Tate Administration; and WHEREAS, By the early 1970’s, tenant organizers founded a separate organization, the Tenants Information Service, to provide information to tenants citywide on how they can vindicate their rights; and WHEREAS, These organizations advocated for innovative measures such as rent stabilization, inspections of dangerous buildings, remedial repairs of rental units, and a Tenants’ Bill of Rights; and RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, Hereby honors the historic North Philadelphia Tenants Union, City-Wide Tenants Union, East Broad Street Tenants Union, Northwest Tenants Organization, which were critical in the fight for basic tenants’ rights and protections in the City of Philadelphia and whose work continues to inspire local activists and community leaders today.