Housing

The Philadelphia Housing Authority will randomly select 10,000 applicants to be on the new wait list for the federal subsidy. It’s expected to take 3-5 years to clear it.

The new law requires building inspections to be conducted within three days after requested.

Delaware County wants to transform vacant, tax-delinquent properties into new opportunities for affordable housing, commercial development, and green space.

Authorities say that amazingly, no one was killed.

Qualified homeowners making less than $150,000 in 2021 will receive a tax credit of $1,500, while those making $150,000 to $250,000 will receive a tax credit of $1,000.

In the last six months, Pottstown has ordered three churches to close their shelters or stop offering services to the public.

The goal of the measure introduced by Council President Clarke is to preserve and build new affordable housing in parts of Philadelphia.

Homeowners told City Council that MV Realty deceptively locked them into a 40-year exclusive sales agreement for a few hundred dollars.

The program is guided by one goal: To settle disagreements between landlords and tenants outside of court and without an eviction filing.

At least 1,000 new homes will be built, under the Neighborhood Preservation Initiative. The goal is to turn middle income renters into first-time homebuyers.

The complaint alleges that ProManaged Inc. violated federal housing laws by openly barring voucher holders from renting in majority-white neighborhoods.

The undertaking is the largest project targeting a residential neighborhood in Wilmington history.

Students are still pushing for fossil fuel divestment and money from Penn for affordable housing, despite arrests and looming disciplinary action.

The Homestead Exemption program enables homeowners to reduce their property tax bill by reducing the taxable portion of their property’s value.

Rasheda Alexander has roughly two months to move out of University City Townhomes in West Philadelphia.