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Housing

More than 70% of the 544 homes in Sparrow Run are rentals, and about 100 are in the Section 8 voucher program. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Section 8 ripoff? Delaware landlord agrees to pay $430,000 to settle federal lawsuit

Authorities charged that Christopher Lukacs repeatedly filed false paperwork to justify charging higher rents than he was permitted under federal rules.

3 years ago

An illustration of a hand holding an eviction notice next to a house
NPR
Politics & Policy

Eviction filings are up sharply as pandemic rental aid starts to run out

The federal rental aid program expects to distribute the rest of its money this summer. Some cities have already run out, pushing eviction filings higher than before.

3 years ago

Philadelphia City Council President Darrell Clarke and other members of City Council announce that city-owned vacant lots at the corner of 55th and Poplar streets will be home to 41 affordable housing units as part of the city's Turn The Key program to promote home ownership. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

Philly housing program pairs first-time buyers with 1,000 affordable homes

The “Turn the Key” program will offer homes to income-eligible residents on a rolling basis. Construction is slated to start soon.

3 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks from a podium
NPR
Politics & Policy

Biden says he will grant millions to jobs, housing for formerly incarcerated people

Reentry plans should begin as soon as a person is incarcerated and no later than 18 months before a person's sentence is complete, Biden's office said.

3 years ago

Derek Bowner, executive officer at the Philadephia Fire Department, speaks with the press following a deadly fire in Kensington on April 24, 2022.
Community
6abc

Officials: 4 dead, including 3 children after rowhome fire in Kensington

Officials say it was 3 children and a man who died.

3 years ago

Washington’s landlord-tenant law shrugs at tenants and winks at landlords, especially when it comes to mold. Not so in New York and California. (AndreyPopov)
The Pulse
Health
Commentary

In rainy Washington state, weak laws squash tenants’ rights to mold remediation

Washington’s landlord-tenant law shrugs at tenants and winks at landlords, especially when it comes to mold. Not so in New York and California.

3 years ago

Listen 07:08
Burlington County's Human Services Building in Westampton, N.J.
Community

Burlington County fair to address health and housing needs

To mark Minority Health Month, Burlington County officials will host a free resource fair focused on healthy lifestyles and housing.

3 years ago

Patty Torres, organizing director for Latino advocacy group Make The Road PA, speaks at the capital. She's accompanied by member leaders of Make The Road, State Sen. Nikil Saval, and State Representatives Sara Innamorato and Elizabeth Fiedler. (Armando Jiminez-Carbarin / Make the Road Pennsylvania)
Community

Pennsylvania needs rental assistance and eviction diversion programs, activists and lawmakers say

Study cites housing affordability exacerbated by COVID-19 pandemic.

3 years ago

University City Townhomes in West Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Frank Rizzo, the UC Townhomes, and the fight to save Black Philadelphia

Section 8 housing in Philadelphia has been the source of community and political conflict for decades — and is re-emerging today in University City.

3 years ago

Local officials pose for a ribbon-cutting at an affordable housing cvomplex
Urban Planning

New senior housing in Strawberry Mansion hailed as example worth repeating

The 78-unit complex, situated on a former equestrian facility, is being touted as a model for providing seniors affordable, maintenance-free housing.

4 years ago

Elkins Park residents are fighting a development they believe would increase flooding along the Tookany Creek. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Cheltenham residents fear a proposed housing development could increase flooding along Tookany Creek

Cheltenham residents fear a proposed housing development could increase flooding along Tookany Creek in Montgomery County.

4 years ago

The exterior of The Divine Lorraine
Community
Billy Penn

The Divine Lorraine is ending apartment leases as it turns into a ‘managed hotel property’

The historic building is on a fast-changing section of North Broad Street.

4 years ago

Signs that read, ''I Buy Houses'' and ''We Buy Houses'' can be seen posted on a street pole in Philly
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

New Philly law cracks down on blockbusting ‘We Buy Houses’ solicitations

Steep penalties against unscrupulous investors aim to protect homeowners from being pressured into below-market sales.

4 years ago

A sign is posted in New Hope, Pa., upon entering Bucks County from New Jersey, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Community

‘They’re stuck, they’re scared’: For older people, Bucks County has a major affordable housing crisis

Advocates see a rise in people on the brink of displacement or already unhoused. Older adults face unique obstacles to finding new places to live.

4 years ago

Listen 5:37
Vice President Kamala Harris appears in front of a mic at a press conference
Politics & Policy

U.S. plan aims to end racial, ethnic bias in home appraisals

The plan contains 21 steps to improve oversight and accountability, including a legislative proposal to modernize the governance structure of the appraisal industry.

4 years ago

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