Housing
Bucks County extends incentives for landlords who rent to people at risk of homelessness
Landlords can receive $2,000 if they sign 1-year leases with participants in Bucks County Housing Link, the county’s housing crisis response system.
3 years ago
Wayne Junction is quietly booming. Can it last?
Steps from the Wayne Junction Station, at the southern border of Germantown, sits a large empty lot surrounded by the neighborhood’s industrial past and unfolding future.
3 years ago
Longed-for pandemic mortgage assistance program launches in Pa.
The day the Pennsylvania Homeowners Assistance Fund application portal opened, it crashed, inundated with people trying to register.
3 years ago
Listen 1:45An obscure zoning bill threatens to outlaw new housing in growing Roxborough
A bill that passed in Philly City Council last week dramatically shifts the future of Ridge Avenue and Roxborough.
3 years ago
‘This is momentous’: Philly to guarantee lawyers for some renters facing eviction
Under a new right-to-counsel program, hundreds of Philadelphia renters will soon be guaranteed free legal representation if their landlord files for eviction.
3 years ago
Westpark residents say they want to remain in West Philly after towers emptied
Philadelphia Housing Authority plans to move forward with relocation of Westpark residents over the next 90 days. Where people will go is an open question.
3 years ago
If Penn wants to invest in a public school, Philly should invest in public housing
I own a home in the Lea Elementary catchment. My family will benefit from Penn’s proposed $5 million investment in the school. I don’t think it’s fair.
3 years ago
‘Badlands’ to green homes: New building rises from a former Philly drug hotspot
Called “Camino De Oro,” the new building will provide affordable apartments to seniors in the North Philadelphia neighborhood.
3 years ago
N.J. rolls out new COVID relief program for homeowners facing foreclosure
Eligible homeowners can apply for up to $35,000, which can go towards late mortgage payments, taxes and homeowner’s insurance, and other housing-related costs.
3 years ago
After a deadly 2018 house fire, Philly didn’t do much. Will this time be different?
Sometimes disasters lead to change. But in Philadelphia, officials failed to take steps after the last deadly group home fire.
3 years ago
Philly’s first legislative response to deadly Fairmount fire is a proposed tax credit for landlords
Philadelphia officials have publicly mourned the loss of life but said nothing concrete about changes to fire safety policy before now.
3 years ago
Philly community groups could get priority in sale of thousands of vacant city lots under new bill
The legislation introduced in City Council would change how vacant city land is sold. One affordable housing advocate described the bill as “almost revolutionary.”
3 years ago
Philly has few affordable homes for multigenerational families. There are no plans to change that
Philadelphia Housing Authority has some five- and six-bedroom apartments to its name, but they are “exceedingly rare,” CEO Kelvin Jeremiah said.
3 years ago
A group of Germantown residents filed a complaint against City Councilmember Cindy Bass, alleging the lawmaker abused her power during a community meeting.
3 years ago
People too often have no choice but to live in overcrowded and unsafe households to avoid homelessness. I know because it happened to me.
3 years ago