Aaron Moselle

City Councilmember Nicolas O’Rourke is set to introduce a legislative package designed to protect tenants and hold landlords accountable.

The legislation is designed to make it easier for developers to build homes in certain sections of the city.

The Philadelphia Housing Authority has committed to rehabbing and renting the properties, but an anti-blight nonprofit could end up with them instead.

Monday’s address provided the first substantive details of the administration’s Housing Opportunities Made Easy initiative.

The public agency’s board of directors approved an agreement with the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office on Saturday.

The class-action complaint calls on Odin Properties to make Bentley Manor safe and repay tenants who unlawfully paid rent.

Unlike other big cities, rental properties are not inspected proactively. Amid an affordable housing crisis, advocates say that’s putting low-income tenants at risk.

The mayor’s latest budget proposal calls on the city to borrow $800 million to create and preserve more affordable and market-rate units across the city.

The public agency has funding to acquire new parcels for affordable housing and community gardens, but is still not a priority bidder.

The increase is partially tied to a building boom that researchers expect to abate this year as supply catches up with demand.

The president appears ready to move ahead with steep import taxes after a monthlong pause.

For the last five years, the shallow rent program has helped keep vulnerable residents housed amid an affordable housing crisis.