Housing

Most tenants get evicted because they cannot afford their rent, and non-payment is a “good cause” under the bill’s definition.

A good cause would include non-payment of rent, nuisance behavior, or breaking the term of a lease.

Developers shift strategy after remapping and adapt their business models to develop more single-family homes for sale, instead of multi-family units for rent.

HUD Secretary Ben Carson wants to entice more landlords to accept housing vouchers and the agency’s first step in Philadelphia is talking to people like Michael Batley.

For most people, Thanksgiving offers a chance to kick back with family. But for Ricci Rawls and her five kids, it meant something different this year: losing their home.

Cherelle Parker and David Oh repeatedly clashed about a new law authored by Oh making it easier for landlords to kick out people they believe are squatting in their property.

It's been about six months since Philadelphia first tried to break up encampments of homeless drug users. So what happens to the people who are forced to leave?

How do neighbors start organizing for changes in their community?

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It's in this corner of the city, where an array of forces have conspired to drive up real estate prices and, in some cases, drive out low-income renters.

The bill proposes updating zoning maps to reflect the development that currently exists in the neighborhood.

A new partnership will provide 475,000 eligible homeowners an affordable water and sewer line protection plan for about $8 a month.

Centralized intake systems hinge on collaboration between providers.

Late Wednesday afternoon, Somerset LLC won a variance to enable their plan for the development of 153 housing units