Rental License in Philadelphia Process Confusion

[Jessica DiPonziano]

Hey there, I'm very confused what I need to do to rent my single family row home in Philadelphia. I have moved out of Pennsylvania. I have an LLC that's my management company but I personally own the house (will move it to an LLC at some point).

This is what I think I am supposed to do but not sure???? Seems like an infinite amount of steps and papers.

1. Register for a Philadelphia Tax account using my LLC as the property manager?

2. Get a commercial activity license using the eCLIPSE platform? (which requires the tax account number)

3. Get zoning approval?

4. Get an agent with a Philly address? What does that even entail if self-managing? What do I do? (You must identify a managing agent with a Philadelphia mailing address on the application). 

5. Then submit a Rental Application AND a Rental License Supplemental Information form

6. Get a Certificate of Rental Suitability

7. Have a lead paint inspection?

This seems like an insane amount of things to do just to rent your house. Is there a service that can help me or someone willing to walk me through what I need to do? 

Didn't think it would be so hard just to rent my house.

[Ivorie Walker]

Quote from @Alan Asriants:

Hey Guys,

please check out my guide I posted:

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/899/topics/1186145-the-... 

Hi Alan! Thanks so much for your expertise. I haven’t been able to find good answers to my situation, maybe you can help: how does the process differ when you have an inherited tenant and the previous landlord had an active rental license? I closed on a property on 4/3 and the deed is not yet recorded with the county, so the eclipse system is not showing me as an eligible person to claim the property. I  reached out to L&I about getting the previous rental license deactivated so that I can activate mine on the home but received a very confusing response. Have you had experience with this type of situation? Would the previous owner’s Lead safe test will transfer or if I’d have to get a new one? Any other insight would be greatly appreciated!