Housing

The Philadelphia Housing Authority says the tentative deal is now in “serious jeopardy” after encampment organizers made the details public over the weekend.

Wells Fargo, which recently settled a predatory loan lawsuit, reversed a decision to pull out of Pa.’s CARES Act program.

Organizers behind Philly’s homeless encampments say they’ve struck a tentative deal with officials to relocate those living in tents to 50 vacant properties.

A lawyer for Philly landlords said the reprieve is part of a “disastrous” pattern while tenant advocates described the move as one that could save lives.

There was no weapon recovered and a suspect has not been apprehended.

The city gave a deadline for the homeless encampment to disperse. Nonetheless, it remains, and reactions to the deferred evictions are mixed.

25 years after initial takeover, housing activists planned to offer refuge in the former St. Edward’s chapel.

With thousands of renters struggling to make ends meet, Spotlight PA has put together a guide for those facing eviction.

Councilmember María Quiñones-Sánchez withdrew a bill to rezone for a 20-story apartment tower on a former scrapyard and 40 rowhouses.

The court-appointed lawyer employs armed deputies to perform lockouts.

City Council President Darrell L. Clarke said the city needed to increase the level of assistance to get necessary buy-in from landlords.

The economic fallout of the pandemic has left thousands of Philadelphians struggling to pay rent. And temporary protections may not stop them from being evicted.

The CDC ordered a nationwide eviction ban for people who can't pay rent and have no place to go. It's helping some, but many others are getting evicted anyway.

A 1927 book details many of the same issues as a Pew report released this week.

In Pa., it’s up to individual courts in counties to decide how to interpret the federal order. With debts mounting, renters lives are in limbo, and relief is only temporary.