Housing
CDC issues new eviction ban for most of US through Oct. 3
The CDC has issued a new moratorium on evictions that would last until October 3, ending some of the political pressure being placed President Joe Biden.
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Some local counties are scrambling to stop a wave of evictions after federal ban expires
A federal ban on evictions expired over the weekend, potentially putting millions of tenants at risk of eviction just as infections from the delta variant are on the rise.
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Frustration as Biden, Congress allow eviction ban to expire
Millions of Americans face being forced from their homes with the midnight Saturday expiration of a moratorium on evictions during the pandemic.
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Facing eviction? Philly’s Black clergy may be able to help
Philadelphia’s Black clergy are coming out to support tenants as the federal moratorium that had shielded renters from eviction comes to an end.
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Biden to allow eviction moratorium to expire Saturday
The moratorium was put in place put in place last September by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Kenney urges residents to apply for rental assistance before moratorium expires Saturday
Philadelphia elected officials urge residents to apply for rental assistance as the courts resume lockouts and the federal eviction moratorium is set to expire Saturday.
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ACT UP, which organizes weekly housing protests near Mayor Kenney’s Old City apartment, said this was the first to be dispersed by law enforcement.
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How repairing homes reduced crime in Philly neighborhoods
New research published in the Journal of American Medical Association found that repairing even one home can reduce crime by 21.9% on the block.
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‘It’s honestly devastating’: Bucks County dries off and starts to repair after 100-year flood
Officials put more than $1.2 million from the Bucks Emergency Rental Assistance program into the Bucks County Opportunity Council and the local chapter of the YWCA.
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Explainer: Will Pennsylvania evictions spike despite rental help?
As of June 7, roughly 3.2 million people in the U.S. said they face eviction in the next two months. Here’s the situation in Pennsylvania.
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‘I’m afraid for my life’: Safety is scarce for many in Camden’s senior housing
A lack of security at their apartment complexes makes life dangerous for many Camden seniors. Buildings’ operators refuse to hire guards.
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Listen 6:48Rents are out of reach for most Americans earning minimum wage, a study says
Workers simply don't earn enough money to keep up with skyrocketing rental rates across the country, the National Low Income Housing Coalition found in its latest report.
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Tenants at Regina Rose Apartments were displaced in late June. Differing views of progress on repairs depend on who you ask.
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Before the viral video, Black Mount Laurel residents rewrote the law on fair housing
Mount Laurel’s Black community has roots that trace back to the Revolutionary War and a legacy that has shaped housing development across the country.
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‘Where’s the help?’ displaced Elkins Park tenants ask, after apartment building declared unsafe
Tenants were told to evacuate in late June. Resources are running thin, families are split apart, and pleas to the landlord go largely ignored, they say.
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