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Housing

City Council President Darrell Clarke announced the Neighborhood Preservation Initiative in Philadelphia’s South Kensington neighborhood.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philadelphia’s $400 million Neighborhood Preservation Initiative moves ahead

An effort to save and preserve housing stock in Philadelphia is moving ahead with $400 million in funding over the next four years.

4 years ago

An aerial view of flooded streets are seen in Helmetta
NPR
Politics & Policy

The federal government sells flood-prone homes to often unsuspecting buyers, NPR finds

HUD disproportionately sells homes in flood-prone areas, NPR finds. Housing experts warn that this can lead to big losses for vulnerable families.

4 years ago

for rent sign
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

Rules set to make N.J. ban on criminal past in housing discrimination official

The N.J. law would take effect on Jan. 1 and official rules are now up for public discussion.

4 years ago

A home is seen with major damage in Mullica Hill
PlanPhilly
Weather

Homeowners hit by Ida find many questions and few answers as they seek post-storm aid

Days after Ida’s remnants walloped the Philadelphia region, homeowners are beginning to assess in earnest the damage the unusual storm wrought.

4 years ago

Evacuees stand inside Philadelphia International Airport
PlanPhilly
Community

‘No one wants to say no’: Philly landlords work to resettle Afghan evacuees

In a region where affordable housing is scarce, resettlement agencies are asking landlords to offer up empty apartments.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden delivers a speech
Politics & Policy

White House details plans to improve housing affordability

Millions of Americans are getting priced out of ownership or stuck spending the bulk of their income on rent.

4 years ago

Applicants line up at a rental assistance fair
Community

Anxious tenants await assistance as evictions resume

States have begun to ramp up the amount of rental assistance reaching tenants, but there are still millions of families facing eviction who haven't gotten help.

4 years ago

The Philadelphia Housing Authority's headquarters. (Darryl Murphy/ WHYY)
Health

Philadelphia Housing Authority to require coronavirus vaccinations for all employees

The public housing agency, which employs over 1,200 staffers, will be the first public housing agency in Pennsylvania to require vaccinations.

4 years ago

Housing advocates protest evictions in Philadelphia
Courts & Law

What the Supreme Court’s overturn of the CDC’s eviction moratorium means for Philly

Millions could find themselves homeless after the Supreme Court overturned a federal eviction moratorium but in Philly, some tenants will be protected.

4 years ago

Housing advocates protest on the eviction moratorium in New Yor
Courts & Law

Supreme Court allows evictions to resume during pandemic

The court’s decision blocks the Biden administration from enforcing a temporary ban that was put in place because of the coronavirus pandemic.

4 years ago

A sign reading
Politics & Policy

About 89% of federal rental assistance has still not gone out

With landlords challenging a federal eviction moratorium in court, the concern is that a wave of evictions will happen before much of the assistance has been distributed.

4 years ago

People from a coalition of housing justice groups hold signs protesting evictions during a news conference
Courts & Law

U.S. appeals court refuses to end CDC’s eviction moratorium

A federal appeals court on Friday allowed the COVID-related pause on evictions imposed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to remain in place.

4 years ago

City personnel help to clear an encampment on the 3200 block of Kensington Avenue
Community
Billy Penn

‘There still is no answer’: Philly cracks down on Kensington encampments again as homelessness crisis intensifies

Many have been pushing Mayor Kenney’s administration to fix the untenable living conditions in the neighborhood.

4 years ago

In Camden on August 6, Antioch Manor resident Don Brown stands at the window in his apartment; from it, he watched a murder take place earlier this year. (April Saul for WHYY)
Community

‘I don’t want to live in a slum’: Little help yet for residents of troubled Camden senior housing

Recent meetings between lawmakers and property managers have done little to allay fears or fix safety issues rampant in Camden’s senior housing complexes.

4 years ago

An illustration of rental rental protections during the pandemic.
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

What renters in Pa. need to know about available relief, the new eviction ban

Pennsylvania has more than $1 billion in rental aid available to people who have fallen behind because of the pandemic.

4 years ago

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