Housing

Department of Licenses and Inspections officials shared new details Wednesday during a budget hearing before City Council.

A motion filed Monday seeks to add new allegations to a rare lawsuit that alleges a City Council committee violated state law.

The bills are part of the Safe Healthy Homes Act, a legislative package that has drawn considerable opposition from independent landlords.

One West Philly program reimagines housing strategies, matching students with seniors.

Construction on Montgomery County’s latest short-term housing facility is expected to finish by the end of 2026.

The five-story property in Philly’s Spring Garden section belongs to the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging and has sat empty for years.

Mayor Parker's H.O.M.E. plan is entering a critical new phase. Advocates hope it helps the city's most vulnerable residents.

The North Philly nonprofit works to “protect our community” from a growing displacement threat.

A scheduled sweep of an outdoor encampment called Camp Chloe, home to about 20 people, was delayed Friday morning.

Wilmington housing advocates and the mayor's office are at odds over his opposition to rent assistance and stabilization programs.

The subsidized units are among 12% of properties in the city that could lose their affordability restrictions over the next decade.

Lawmakers were expected to pass the bills Thursday, but two landlords sued the body’s housing committee, alleging a violation of open meeting laws.

Many plans that have been submitted call for redevelopment of vacant malls, office parks and blighted spaces.

Some customers in the Philly area pay as much as 20% of their monthly electric bill to company profits, according to a report. An industry group calls the report misleading.

The investments are meant to bolster the mayor’s plan to create and preserve 30,000 housing units amid an affordable housing crisis.