Housing

As City Council negotiates a budget with Mayor Parker, some council members and advocates seek more funding that directly impacts working-class Black and brown Philadelphians.

The Fair Practices Ordinance prohibits landlords from rejecting potential tenants based on how they would pay rent.

If the five-person planning commission votes ‘yes,’ Brandywine View Apartments will break ground on 266 market-rate rental units.

The heralded program is scheduled to expire at the end of June if the measure doesn’t become law.

The measure looks to close a loophole that has frustrated housing advocates for years.

The mayor has broadened the goal to include new construction and renovations.

The Philadelphia Housing Authority is poised to build 70 units on the former site of the University City Townhomes. It needs funding from the city before that can happen.

The count showed an uptick in people experiencing homelessness — although more people were in emergency shelters rather than outdoors compared to the year before.

The nonprofit is assessing interest, opportunities and funding in Montgomery, Bucks and Delaware counties.

The Chester Housing Authority’s designation is due to “poor physical conditions.” Meanwhile, a federal probe into bribery and fraud recently delivered a trio of guilty pleas.

The city repossessed the properties from a group of entities controlled by one of the neighborhood’s most notorious landlords.

Gas service at Brith Sholom House may be shut off this month. It’s just the latest threat to tenants still living at the 12-story complex.

A federal court decision that protects the constitutional rights of homeless Pottstown residents could be overruled by the high court this summer.

The report found that property assessments in Black and Hispanic neighborhoods were more likely to be inaccurate.

Prospective homebuyers still face an uphill battle finding a house in the Philly area. High prices and mortgage rates continue to be a burden.