Housing
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Rents 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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Housing activists drop lawsuit against Kenney administration over encampment sweeps
Housing activists withdrew a lawsuit against Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration over a plan to allegedly displace people living in a Kensington encampment.
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Knockout: Philly design board approves plan for housing at Blue Horizon boxing site
The plan approved by Philadelphia’s Civic Design Review board would put a 13-story apartment tower in the site of the historic boxing ring.
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Housing activists sue PHA to keep families living in abandoned Philly properties
Philadelphia has thousands of empty houses scattered across the city while more than 47,000 residents remain on the waitlist for federally subsidized housing.
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35,000 Philly residents have applied for rent relief as spending deadlines loom
The city is seeking tenants and landlords to apply for rental assistance so it can disperse state and federal money before looming deadlines.
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Philly courts just extended eviction protections again. Here’s what that means
Housing advocates call the move a win for tenants. We’ve summarized what you need to know whether you are a renter or a landlord.
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In one of Philly’s hottest areas, neighbors are crowdfunding air conditioners
As the mercury climbs, Philly neighbors are raising money to help one another keep cool.
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The Supreme Court leaves the CDC’s moratorium on evictions in place
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to lift a ban on evictions for tenants who have failed to pay all or some rent during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Philly Council limits development on growing Girard Avenue
Philly Council President Darrell Clarke sponsored the bill, citing quality-of-life concerns from residents of the Yorktown and West Poplar neighborhoods.
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Aiming to ‘protect renters’, Philly Council limits landlords’ use of eviction records
A bill passed by City Council limits landlords from denying housing because of eviction records. The Philadelphia bill could have broad impacts.
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Philly Council to mandate affordability in certain gentrifying areas under new bill
The legislation targets sections of West Philadelphia and Kensington where rents are rising fast and residents are finding fewer affordable housing options.
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CDC extends eviction moratorium a month, says it’s last time
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, extended the evictions moratorium from June 30 until July 31.
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