Homelessness

The remote hotel near wetlands off I-95 south of Wilmington led to struggles attracting guests. The county snapped it up at auction using federal coronavirus relief money.

Landlord groups say the hold on evictions is tantamount to stealing from property owners.

People leaving the protest encampment on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway are moving to new homes, some of them squats elsewhere in the city.

Agency officials hope the new residents will occupy the homes by the end of the year — a fast timeline warranted by a growing affordability crisis compounded by the pandemic.

The state House unanimously passed long-awaited changes Monday, but Senate leadership refused to advance it, leaving many landlords and families on the financial brink.

City and federal housing officials struck a historic deal with organizers of Philly's homeless encampments. How far will it go in fixing Philly's affordable housing crisis?

This week: the homeless encampment reaches a deal with the city, City Commissioner on counting votes, and the Principal of the Year.

Most of the camp’s now approximately 80 occupants will move into city shelters or shared housing until the agreed-upon permanent housing is available.

The Philadelphia Housing Authority and leaders of the Camp Teddy encampment on Ridge Avenue have reached an agreement to clear the site.

This week; furloughs in the airline industry, aging out of foster care in a pandemic, and what's wrong with Philly sports?

A survey of 17 cities found 50,000+ pandemic-related eviction filings. Advocates worry that increased housing instability will lead to more COVID-19 and other illnesses.

The Philadelphia Housing Authority says the tentative deal is now in “serious jeopardy” after encampment organizers made the details public over the weekend.

Organizers behind Philly’s homeless encampments say they’ve struck a tentative deal with officials to relocate those living in tents to 50 vacant properties.

A lawyer for Philly landlords said the reprieve is part of a “disastrous” pattern while tenant advocates described the move as one that could save lives.

There was no weapon recovered and a suspect has not been apprehended.